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Etching (acquaforte)
Montesinos and Belerma with her retinue have been drawn and engraved as transparent figures; very remarkable.
The ambiguity of the scene (real or dreamt) has been resolved with originality.
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| Image | 1853-Paris-Didier-02-007 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet |
| Engraver | Jean-Jacques Frilley |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote into Montesinos' cave |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 23 |
| Subject |
23.1 DQ’s tale of his experience in the cave |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 157 |
| Image Dimension | 74 x 63 |
| Page Dimension | 175 x 115 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote asleep into Montesinos' cave "dreaming" that Montesinos shows him Belerma's procession.
Montesinos and Belerma with her retinue have been drawn and engraved as transparent figures; very remarkable. The ambiguity of the scene (real or dreamt) has been resolved with originality. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved for Paris: Chez Marlin, 1830. |