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| Image | 1808-Barcelona-01-003 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Antonio Rodríguez (copied after) |
| Engraver | Manuel Peleguer y Tossar |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | D. Quixote es derrivado por los molinos que se imaginó eran Gigantes. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 8 |
| Subject |
8.2 Adventure of the windmills (giants) |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 82 |
| Image Dimension | 90 x 52 |
| Page Dimension | 136 x 70 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, don Quixote and Rocinante fallen on the ground after attacking a windmill; Sancho runs from the background to help him.
Detailed engraving; good for the small format of the image; notice some details (don Quixote's armor, windmills...). |
| Notes | 1 - Copy after M. Álvarez' illustration for Madrid: Imprenta de Vega, 1804, which was also a copy after Antonio Rodríguez' illustration for Madrid: Imprenta Real, 1797.
2 - Before this illustration, there were two other plates in 1797 edition: "Ynvencion del ventero para que pudiese beber D. Quixote" and "Castigados los arrieros que no respetaron las armas de D. Quixote quieren otros vengarlos"; they have not been included in 1808 edition. |