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| Image | 1768-Amsterdam-Merkus-04-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
| Engraver | Jacob Folkema (?) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | La Doloride, affligée de sa Barbe, vient prier Don Quichotte de la venger. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 39 |
| Subject |
39.2 The “dueñas” showing their beards |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | f.p. 42 |
| Image Dimension | 125 x 77 |
| Page Dimension | 166 x 102 |
| Commentary | In a French court garden, countess Trifaldi shows her beard to don Quixote, amazing him and Sancho.
The composition is created with gestures and looks: the Duchess orders two maidens to be quiet; the Duke laughs; Sancho's surprised; don Quixote's astonished. On the left, Trifaldín's figure is very remarkable, although he should hold a scimitar, not a mace. Well-detailed drawing and engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Copy after Coypel's design (first appeared in Paris: Surugue, 1724; also copied for La Haye: Pierre de Hondt, 1746).
2 - Same plate first engraved for La Haye: P. Gosse & A. Moetjens, 1744; the references have been changed from Spanish into French and the signatures erased. 3 – Plate XXII. |