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Pedro Recio is dressed in a ridiculous manner.
Suitable scene for Coypel's style: many servants (forming a semicircle), rich architecture, chandelier, curtains, clothes...
Poor engraving, but acceptable.
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| Image | 1781-Rouen-Machuel-04-009 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Sancho's dinner at Barataria Island |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 47 |
| Subject |
47.1 SP not allowed to eat by Pedro Recio |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | f.p. 161 |
| Image Dimension | 105 x 60 |
| Page Dimension | 157 x 90 |
| Commentary | Sancho Panza, in the center of the composition, gesticulates while three servants, by doctor Pedro Recio's order, take away the most delicious dishes.
Pedro Recio is dressed in a ridiculous manner. Suitable scene for Coypel's style: many servants (forming a semicircle), rich architecture, chandelier, curtains, clothes... Poor engraving, but acceptable. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved for La Haye: Chez Bassompierre Pére, 1773. |