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Image | 1852-London-Willoughby-01-266 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
Engraver | Andrew, Best & Leloir |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | The Knight of the Lake served by maidens |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 50 |
Subject |
50.1 DQ’s tale of the knight of the lake in defense of chivalric fiction |
Illustration Type |
Vignette |
Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I (bound with vol. II in tome I) |
Page Number | 346 |
Image Dimension | 80 x 96 |
Page Dimension | 214 x 135 |
Commentary | Reference to the Knight of the Lake's tale as told by don Quixote to the canon; the damsels of the castle wash the hand of the Knight before eating; "¿Qué es ver, pues, cuando nos cuentan que, tras todo esto, le llevan a otra sala, donde halla puestas las mesas, con tanto concierto, que queda suspenso y admirado?; ¿qué, el verle echar agua a manos, toda de ámbar y de olorosas flores distilada?; ¿qué, el hacerle sentar sobre una silla de marfil?" (50:1).
Scene in keeping with Romanticism taste. |
Notes | 1 - Reprint of Johannot's illustration for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |