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Image | 1769-Paris-David-03-006 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
Engraver | Unknown |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Don Quixote defeats the Knights of the Mirrors |
Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
Chapter | Chapter 14 |
Subject |
14.2 DQ defeats the knight of the Mirrors |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Burin engraving |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | III |
Page Number | f.p. 182 |
Image Dimension | 106 x 60 |
Page Dimension | 160 x 90 |
Commentary | Perfectly-balanced composition.
Don Quixote, with a clemency gesture, orders the Knight of the Mirrors (Sansón Carrasco) to go and prostrate himself at the feet of Dulcinea. His squire, Tomé Cecial (left), takes off his false big nose to show don Quixote who they really are, amazing Sancho. Poor engraving, but acceptable. |
Notes | 1 - Copied after Charles-Antoine Coypel's design (Paris: Surugue, since 1723). Probably copied after Johann Michael Eben's engraving (Francfort: Bassompierre, 1757). |