Etching (acquaforte)
Well-known scene, with little novelty.
Good drawing and engraving.
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| Image | 1797-Madrid-04-005 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Antonio Rodríguez |
| Engraver | Tomás López Enguídanos |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Vence y descubre D. Quixote al Caballero de los espejos. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 14 |
| Subject |
14.2 DQ defeats the knight of the Mirrors |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | f.p. 209 |
| Image Dimension | 93 x 54 |
| Page Dimension | 128 x 70 |
| Commentary | While don Quixote aims his sword against the Knight of the Mirrors' face (Sansón Carrasco), his squire (Tomé Cecial) takes off his fake big nose to show to don Quixote who they really are; Sancho observes the scene astonished.
Well-known scene, with little novelty. Good drawing and engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Influenced by Gerónimo Gil's illustration for Madrid: Ibarra, 1780; compare both. |