Illustration in keeping with early Romanticism taste for orientalism (see highly detailed Zoraida's Moorish clothes).
Interest in Don Quixote inserted stories.
2 - This illustration was newly engraved for New York: E. Duyckinck, 1825.
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| Image | 1801London-02-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Jones |
| Engraver | Anker Smith |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Zoraida and the Captive arriving at the Inn |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 37 |
| Subject |
37.2 Arrival at inn of captive and Moorish woman (Zoraida) |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 185 |
| Image Dimension | 145 x 99 |
| Page Dimension | 211 x 128 |
| Commentary | Scene of great tenderness; well-composed group: Zoraida on the donkey while the captive points to the inn.
Illustration in keeping with early Romanticism taste for orientalism (see highly detailed Zoraida's Moorish clothes). Interest in Don Quixote inserted stories. |
| Notes | 1 - Traditionally, this composition has been used for "Escape to Egypt".
2 - This illustration was newly engraved for New York: E. Duyckinck, 1825. |