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| Image | 1657-Dordrecht-02-001-t |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jacob Savery (?) |
| Engraver | Jacob Savery (?) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | don QUICHOT RIDDER van de LEEWEN. |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | 02. Frontispiece |
| Subject |
02.2 Other representative illustration |
| Illustration Type |
Frontispiece |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | Not available |
| Image Dimension | 114 x 65 |
| Page Dimension | Not available |
| Commentary | Frontispiece based on don Quixote's Part II iconography (17:2).
Don Quixote, as Knight of the Lions (one lion appears beside him), holds a sword and a sun faced shield. Behind him, over a semicircle wall, Dulcinea, enchanted as an old peasant woman, and Sancho, as governor. Between them, a medallion with Merlin's portrait. Acceptable drawing and engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - First appearance of this successful frontispiece.
2 - Used (newly-engraved) for many other editions (Bruselas: Mommarte, 1662; Amberes: Verdussen, 1672-73; ...). |