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Merlin should appear as Death, not as a magician.
Drawing and engraving are vey acceptable; detailed figures and setting; some light disproportions (notice Dulcinea).
2 - Unsigned.
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| Image | 1700-Paris-Libraires-04-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jacob Savery (copied after) |
| Engraver | Antoine Clouzier (?) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Appearance of Merlin's cart |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 35 |
| Subject |
35.1 Merlin’s prophecy about Dulcinea and remedy for her enchantment |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | f.p. 17 |
| Image Dimension | 126 x 68 |
| Page Dimension | 164 x 95 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, with their backs turned to the viewer, the Duke, the Duchess, don Quixote and Sancho; they observe the entry of Merlin´s cart with Dulcinea (in the background).
Merlin should appear as Death, not as a magician. Drawing and engraving are vey acceptable; detailed figures and setting; some light disproportions (notice Dulcinea). |
| Notes | 1 - Copy after Savery's illustration for Dordrecht: Savery, 1657 (also in Brussels: Mommarte, 1662 and Amberes: Verdussen, 1672-73); don Quixote and Sancho's figure have been changed.
2 - Unsigned. |