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The three main characters have been drawn and engraved with great care and detail, but the figures surrounding Maese Pedro are very remarkable too; notice their expressions.
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| Image | 1875-New-York-Carleton-01-011 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré (copied after) |
| Engraver | Héliodore Joseph Pisan |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Don Quixote accosting the Fortune-Teller Peter. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 25 |
| Subject |
25.2 DQ meets Maese Pedro and his monkey |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 264 |
| Image Dimension | 152 x 95 |
| Page Dimension | 180 x 116 |
| Commentary | At the inn, don Quixote and Sancho meet Maese Pedro and his ape; accurate to Cervantes' text, Maese Pedro wears a patch on his left eye.
The three main characters have been drawn and engraved with great care and detail, but the figures surrounding Maese Pedro are very remarkable too; notice their expressions. |
| Notes | 1 - Reproduced after Paris: Hachette, 1863. |