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| Image | 1776-Liege-Bassompierr-01-077 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
| Engraver | Jacob van der Schley |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Don Quichotte est delivré de sa folie par la Sagesse |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 74 |
| Subject | |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 315 |
| Image Dimension | 195 x 154 |
| Page Dimension | 280 x 215 |
| Commentary | Allegorical scene of great beauty.
In a room, don Quixote, asleep, is protected by Wisdom (as Athena/Minerva among shining clouds); his arms and barber basin remain abandoned. On the right, Sancho, awake, is captivated by Folly (with a jester scepter among dark clouds), who shows him a crown and a castle (the promised government of the island). Drawing and engraving are masterly. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved for La Haye: Pierre de Hondt, 1746. |