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| Image | 1776-Liege-Bassompierr-01-060 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
| Engraver | Bernard Picart |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Don Quichotte et Sancho montes sur un cheval de bois s'imaginent traverser les airs pour aller vanger Doloride |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 41 |
| Subject |
41.1 Adventure of Clavileño 41.2 DQ and SP fly on Clavileño |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 182 |
| Image Dimension | 195 x 154 |
| Page Dimension | 280 x 215 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote and Sancho mounted on Clavileño while several servants simulate its flight with a pair of bellows and torches; one of them has lighted its fuse.
The Duke and Duchess observe the scene. Set in a Versailles like garden (baroque architectures, hedges, one terminus...). Well-known composition since Savery (Dordrecht: Savery, 1657), but now it has been enriched. Light and shadow effects are remarkable. Excellent drawing and engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved for La Haye: Pierre de Hondt, 1746. |