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| Image | 1810-London-Miller-04-009 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Antonio Carnicero (based on) |
| Engraver | Paton Thomson |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | Don Quixote making his Will |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 74 |
| Subject |
74.2 DQ makes his will |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | f.p. 429 |
| Image Dimension | 143 x 92 |
| Page Dimension | 205 x 125 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote, sane and calm, dictates his last will to a notary (foreground). In the background, the housekeeper, the niece, Sansón Carrasco, the barber, the priest and Sancho Panza; Sancho in a very secondary position.
Not too much dramatic scene; just the housekeeper and the niece crying. Good composition, a bit theatrical. |
| Notes | 1 - Same plate first engraved for London: William Miller, 1801.
2 - Copied after Antonio Carnicero and Fernando Selma's illustration (Madrid: Ibarra, 1780) with little changes: two candles over the table of the notary have been eliminated; now, a lamp appears on the left, so the general lighting has been changed. |