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26.2 Representation of Melisendra’s puppet show
Melisendra's figure, as a stiff puppet, is especially comical.
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| Image | 1852-London-Willoughby-01-409 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
| Engraver | Andrew, Best & Leloir |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Gaiferos and Melisendra fleeing away |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 26 |
| Subject |
26.1 Episode of Maese Pedro 26.2 Representation of Melisendra’s puppet show |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II (bound with vol. I in tome I) |
| Page Number | 82 |
| Image Dimension | 55 x 90 |
| Page Dimension | 214 x 135 |
| Commentary | Sixth of seven scenes about don Gaiferos and Melisendra's puppet show. Johannot, with great originality, represents the characters as puppets; Melisendra and don Gaiferos flee away, leaving the city (Zaragoza).
Melisendra's figure, as a stiff puppet, is especially comical. |
| Notes | 1 - Reprint of Johannot's illustration for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |