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Image | 1853-Paris-Didier-01-005 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet |
Engraver | Ferdinand-Sébastien Goulu |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Don Quixote attacking the windmill |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 8 |
Subject |
8.2 Adventure of the windmills (giants) |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | f.p. 49 |
Image Dimension | 67 x 54 |
Page Dimension | 175 x 115 |
Commentary | Don Quixote ready to attack a windmill while Sancho, in the background, gesticulates trying to stop him.
Well-known comical scene. Smal size figures but with good expressions. Good and detailed engraving. Picturesque and detailed setting. |
Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved for Paris: Chez Marlin, 1830. |