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Original scene.
Good drawing and engraving, but Navarro tends to lengthen the figures with a forced manierism (see extreme leannes of Rocinante).
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| Image | 1797-1798-Madrid-Sancha-02-010 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Agustín Navarro |
| Engraver | Juan Moreno Tejada |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote writes a letter to Dulcinea |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 25 |
| Subject |
25.3 DQ’s letter to Dulcinea |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 175 |
| Image Dimension | 140 x 99 |
| Page Dimension | 185 x 117 |
| Commentary | "14. Metido Don Quixote en el centro de Sierra Morena haciendo penitencia entre aquellos riscos, escribe en el libro de Memoria una carta de amores á Dulcinea del Toboso, se la lee á Sancho Panza que se la habia de llevar; y á la vuelta de ella escribe la cedula ó letra de los tres pollinos, que mandaba le diese su Sobrina de los cinco que dexó en casa, y estaban á cargo de ella. P.I.T.II.p.175" ("Esplicacion de la estampas". Vol. V, p. 430).
Original scene. Good drawing and engraving, but Navarro tends to lengthen the figures with a forced manierism (see extreme leannes of Rocinante). |
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