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| Image | 1768-Amsterdam-Merkus-01-001-p |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | William Kent (after) |
| Engraver | Jacob Folkema |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | PORTRAIT DE MICHEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, PAR LUI MEME. |
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| Subject | |
| Illustration Type |
Portrait |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f. title page |
| Image Dimension | 137 x 80 |
| Page Dimension | 166 x 102 |
| Commentary | Cervantes' portrait sat at a table, holding a quill and writing.
In the background, a library with books behind a curtain. Drawing and engraving are quite acceptable, although the image results forced (notice the right hand, the face...). |
| Notes | 1 - Model of Cervantes' portrait designed by William Kent for London: Tonson, 1738; now, Cervantes' left hand is clearly-visible.
2 - The window with don Quixote and Sancho in the background has not been copied and Cervantes' figure has been turned. 3 - Jacob Folkema engraved this portrait in 1739 for an edition of the Novelas Ejemplares. |