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The scene keeps the humor of Cervantes' text perfectly.
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| Image | 1852-London-Willoughby-01-416 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Tony Johannot |
| Engraver | Auguste Jourdain |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote fleeing away from the braying mayors squadron |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 27 |
| Subject |
27.2 Episode of braying mayors |
| Illustration Type |
Vignette |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II (bound with vol. I in tome I) |
| Page Number | 91 |
| Image Dimension | 65 x 93 |
| Page Dimension | 214 x 135 |
| Commentary | After braying Sancho, don Quixote begins to fight with the members of the braying mayors squadron, but, when he sees several crossbows and muskets leveled to him, he decides to flee away; "volvió las riendas a Rocinante, y a todo lo que su galope pudo, se salió de entre ellos, encomendándose de todo corazón a Dios" (27:2).
The scene keeps the humor of Cervantes' text perfectly. |
| Notes | 1 - Reprint of Johannot's illustration for Paris: Dubochet, 1836-37. |