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| Image | 1796-London-Cooke-01-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Richard Corbould |
| Engraver | Charles Turner Warren |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | DON QUIXOTE, meditating his exploits in Chivalry. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 1 |
| Subject |
1.1 DQ at his library reading chivalric novels |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 3 |
| Image Dimension | 128 x 82 |
| Page Dimension | 138 x 87 |
| Commentary | Canonical image of don Quixote at his library meditating about chivalry novels.
He is holding his lance; other arms on the floor and on the table. Good drawing and engraving. In an ornamental and architectural frame with don Quixote's arms (lance, barber basin, sword, torch...), his own head with straws growing from it (symbol of his madness) and Folly's head; the whole illustration has got a remarkable decorative effect. |
| Notes | 1 - Dated in July 2, 1796.
2 - In other copies, with the same or different caption and frame, for p. 42 (1796, 1810 and 1819) (Ashbee). |