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Good image of don Quixote with well drawn face and gesture; see how the main figure and elements have been perfectly drawn and engraved, while the setting remains sketched.
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| Image | 1852-London-Willoughby-01-010 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
| Engraver | Louis-Henri Breviere |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Alonso Quixano becomes don Quixote |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 1 |
| Subject |
1.2 Alonso Quixano (AQ) becomes the knight Don Quixote de la Mancha (DQ) |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I (bound with vol. II in tome I) |
| Page Number | 4 |
| Image Dimension | 102 x 83 |
| Page Dimension | 214 x 135 |
| Commentary | Alonso Quixono loses his mind and becomes the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha; he appears at his library, drawing his sword, surrounded by arms and with a book fallen onto the floor.
Good image of don Quixote with well drawn face and gesture; see how the main figure and elements have been perfectly drawn and engraved, while the setting remains sketched. |
| Notes | 1 - Reprint of Johannot's illustration for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |