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| Image | 1945-Paris-Cotinaud-03-074 |
| Illustration No. | 1 2 |
| Illustrator | Jacques Touchet / watercolored by Maurice Beaufumé |
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| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Sancho refuses to whip himself to disenchant Dulcinea |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 35 |
| Subject |
35.1 Merlin’s prophecy about Dulcinea and remedy for her enchantment |
| Illustration Type |
Head vignette |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Watercolored |
| Volume | III |
| Page Number | 239 |
| Image Dimension | 93 x 121 |
| Page Dimension | 240 x 190 |
| Commentary | Scene resolved with great accuracy.
In the background, Merlin's cart drawn by mules with white housings and penitens with lighted tapers mounted on them; on the cart, Merlin, as Death, and Dulcinea, in white and veiled. In the foreground, the Duke, don Quixote, the Duchess and Sancho; notice that the squire is covering with his left hand his torn clothes. Well-resolved figures, detailed setting and good coloring (night light). |
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