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Folly and Love show Dulcinea's portrait to don Quixote.
Don Quixote appears as Knight of the Lions.
A satyr (reference to Don Quixote as a book of satire) sets fire to different chivalry books.
Drawing and engraving are deficient.
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| Image | 1796-Dublin-Chambers-03-001-f |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Antonio Carnicero (copied after) |
| Engraver | William Bromley I |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote with Love and Folly |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | 02. Frontispiece |
| Subject |
02.2 Other representative illustration |
| Illustration Type |
Frontispiece |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | III |
| Page Number | f. title page |
| Image Dimension | 141 x 84 |
| Page Dimension | 208 x 130 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote with the allegory of Folly, as it was described by Cesare Ripa (dressed as a jester with small bells and holding a whirligig) and Love, as Cupid.
Folly and Love show Dulcinea's portrait to don Quixote. Don Quixote appears as Knight of the Lions. A satyr (reference to Don Quixote as a book of satire) sets fire to different chivalry books. Drawing and engraving are deficient. |
| Notes | 1 - Copy after Antonio Carnicero's illustration for Madrid: Ibarra, 1780; some details and the inscription that appeared on the background architecture have not been copied. |