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Image | 1798 Paris-02-003 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
Engraver | J. d. Coulet (?) |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Don Quixote hanged by his hand from a window |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 43 |
Subject |
43.2 Maritornes and innkeeper’s daughter hang DQ from window by a hand 43.3 Four travelers arrive at inn |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | II |
Page Number | f.p. 72 |
Image Dimension | 131 x 73 |
Page Dimension | 190 x 122 |
Commentary | Four travelers (four in the text, only two in the illustration) arrive to the inn and Rocinante begins to move to smell one of the mares, leaving don Quixote almost hanged by his hand tied to a window, but he has not fallen yet.
The innkeeper, his daughter and Maritornes should not appear yet, but Coypel prefers theatrical compositions with many figures. Drawing and engraving are acceptable as a whole, but deficient in some details. |
Notes | 1 - Plate X.
2 - Surrounded by a strong line enclosing underneath a space for inscription, which however has been left blank. 3 - Copy after Coypel's illustration (Paris: Surugue, c. 1728-30). 4 - Probably, the copy has been done after the plate for Paris/La Haye: Chez Bleuet, 1774, which has a similar frame and underneath space but with caption. 5 - The plate is not signed. |