Burin engraving
Drawing and engraving of great quality (good gleaming effects in don Quixote's armour).
In early copies of this edition, the title of this illustration appears wrong ("Don Quixote attacking the Biscainer").
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| Image | 1801London-01-006 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | José del Castillo (based on) |
| Engraver | William Byrne |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Don Quixote attacking the Benedictine Monks |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 8 |
| Subject |
8.3 Episode with friars of St. Benedict |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Etching (acquaforte) Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 74 |
| Image Dimension | 144 x 92 |
| Page Dimension | 211 x 128 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote, with his back turned on the viewer, attacks one friar of Saint Benedict, who has fallen from his mule. Also Sancho Panza and other friar with a parasol. In the background, the carriage of the Basque lady and the Basque man (don Quixote's next adventure).
Drawing and engraving of great quality (good gleaming effects in don Quixote's armour). |
| Notes | Copied from José del Castillo and Manuel Salvador y Carmona's illustration (Madrid: Ibarra, 1780).
In early copies of this edition, the title of this illustration appears wrong ("Don Quixote attacking the Biscainer"). |