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| Image | 1776-Liege-Bassompierr-01-016 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
| Engraver | Bernard Picart |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Don Quichotte prend le bassin d'un barbier pour l'armet de Mambrin |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 21 |
| Subject |
21.3 Adventure of the helmet of Mambrino |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 35 |
| Image Dimension | 193 x 150 |
| Page Dimension | 280 x 215 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, don Quixote, with great dignity, puts the barber basin on his head, while Sancho Panza laughs.
In the background, the barber running away and leaving his mule fallen. Well-detailed drawing and engraving. See rainbow in the background; it has rained at the beginning of this episode. Picart has accentuated this rain (not so evident in Coypel's original illustration) with fine burin lines. Drawing and engraving are masterly. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved for La Haye: Pierre de Hondt, 1746. |