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| Image | 1945-Paris-Cotinaud-04-033 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jacques Touchet |
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| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | A monk writing Teresa's letters for Sancho and the Duchess |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 50 |
| Subject |
50.1 Duchess’s page takes letter and presents to SP’s wife |
| Illustration Type |
Tailpiece |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | 97 |
| Image Dimension | 38 x 45 |
| Page Dimension | 240 x 190 |
| Commentary | Teresa asks a young acolyte, who was a penman, to write her letters for Sancho and the Duchess and she gives him a pair of eggs and a cake (notice the detail).
In the illustration, a monk is represented (not a young acolyte or altar boy; "monacillo" in Cervantes' original text) because in the French translation it is said "moinillon" (monk). Good ornamental drawing; illustration resolved, as most of the tailpieces, with a triangular format. |
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