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| Image | 1898-Barcelona-Segui-01-006 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | A. Seriñá |
| Engraver | |
| Lithographer | Unknown |
| Title Caption | Y lo primero que hizo fué limpiar unas armas |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 1 |
| Subject |
1.2 Alonso Quixano (AQ) becomes the knight Don Quixote de la Mancha (DQ) |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Chromolithography Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | In color |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 18 |
| Image Dimension | 176 x 125 |
| Page Dimension | 264 x 174 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote at his library cleaning the armour of his ancestors.
Realistic and picturesque illustration (notice the setting, furniture, details...), resolved as a genre scene. |
| Notes | 1 - Very influenced by Ricardo Balaca y Canseco's illustrations for Barcelona: Montaner & Simón, 1880-83.
2 - Photo-chromolithography; the shading is reproduced by process and the colors by chromolithography. |