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Aquatint
In the background, Sancho observes the scene gesticulating.
Well-known scene and composition with little novelty, but the engraving is very remarkable.
Excellent shading.
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| Image | 1802-Stockholm-Tryckeriet-01-001-f |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Unknown |
| Engraver | Martin Rudolf Heland |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote attacking the windmills |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 8 |
| Subject |
8.2 Adventure of the windmills (giants) |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Etching (acquaforte) Aquatint |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f. title page |
| Image Dimension | 127 x 87 |
| Page Dimension | 205 x 124 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote, mounted on Rocinante, on the point of attacking one of the windmills (Dutch windmills).
In the background, Sancho observes the scene gesticulating. Well-known scene and composition with little novelty, but the engraving is very remarkable. Excellent shading. |
| Notes | 1 - Placed as frontispiece. |