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Engraving of great quality; well-drawn and shaded face.
2 - Cushing owns an original copy of this engraving.
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| Image | c1940-Barcelona-Biblioteca-01-010 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Achille Jacques Jean Devéria |
| Engraver | Lefêvre Jne. (reproduced by process) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | CERVANTES. |
| Part | |
| Chapter | |
| Subject | |
| Illustration Type |
Portrait |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | Serie I |
| Page Number | 9 |
| Image Dimension | 110 x 80 |
| Page Dimension | 145 x 96 |
| Commentary | According to Givanel, Devéria bases his Cervantes' portrait on Choquet's (Paris: Delongchamps, 1824), "un hombre nacido más arriba del Loira"; however, this portrait is still after Castillo's design (Madrid: Ibarra, 1780), and does not look like Cochet's too much.
Engraving of great quality; well-drawn and shaded face. |
| Notes | 1 - Process reproduction of portrait published in Paris: Delongchamps, 1825.
2 - Cushing owns an original copy of this engraving. |