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Etching (acquaforte)
Well-known comical scene.
Smal size figures but with good expressions.
Good and detailed engraving.
Picturesque and detailed setting.
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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. |