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Image | 1882-London-Bell-01-001-p |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Gregorio Ferro / Fernando Selma (based on) |
Engraver | William Dean Taylor |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | Cervantes. |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | 02. Frontispiece |
Subject |
02.1 Portrait of Cervantes |
Illustration Type |
Frontispiece Portrait |
Technique |
Burin engraving Stipple / Crayon manner |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | f. title page |
Image Dimension | 101 x 76 |
Page Dimension | 182 x 110 |
Commentary | Cervantes' portrait based on Gregorio Ferro and Fernando Selma's print for Retratos de los Españoles Ilustres, con un epítome de sus vidas (Madrid: Imprenta Real, 1791).
Masterful engraving; excellent modelling and shading. |
Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved for The life and writtings of Miguel de Cervantes (London: Thomas Tegg, 1839). |