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Image 1766 London Tonson-03-007 
Illustration No. 1     
Illustrator John Vanderbank 
Engraver Gerard van der Gucht 
Lithographer  
Title Caption  
Title Supplied Don Quixote relates his adventure into Montesinos' cave 
Part Part II, Madrid 1615  
Chapter Chapter 23 
Subject 23.1 DQ’s tale of his experience in the cave
 
Illustration Type Chapter illustration
 
Technique Burin engraving
 
Color Black and white 
Volume III 
Page Number f.p. 201 
Image Dimension 130 x 77 
Page Dimension 170 x 95 
Commentary Top: don Quixote tells Sancho and the bachelor's cousin what he has seen into Montesinos' cave (notice his hands).
The bachelor's cousin listens to don Quixote attentively; Sancho with distrust (he knows the truth about Dulcinea's enchantment).
Bottom: don Quixote's encounter with Montesinos and Durandarte (sketched as an imaginary or dreamt scene).
Drawing, shading and engraving are quite remarkable. 
Notes 1 - Same plate first engraved for London: Tonson, 1749, now partially-erased.
2 - Plate 21.