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Despite the large size of the vignette, Johannot has resolved it with little detail (most of the figures are more sketched than carefully drawn).
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| Image | 1852-London-Willoughby-01-338 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
| Engraver | Louis-Henri Breviere |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote and the actors of Las Cortes de la Muerte |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 11 |
| Subject |
11.1 Adventure of the cart of actors; “cortes de la muerte” |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I (bound with vol. II in tome I) |
| Page Number | 426 |
| Image Dimension | 118 x 104 |
| Page Dimension | 214 x 135 |
| Commentary | Well-known scene and with little novelty; don Quixote's encounter with the cart of players of Angulo el Malo's company (disguised as Devil, Cupid, Death, Angel, Soldier, Emperor and Queen).
Despite the large size of the vignette, Johannot has resolved it with little detail (most of the figures are more sketched than carefully drawn). |
| Notes | 1 - Reprint of Johannot's illustration for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |