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Image | 1814-Paris-Masson-02-002 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | José del Castillo (copied after) |
Engraver | Unknown |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | |
Title Supplied | Don Quixote reading chivalry books at his library |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 1 |
Subject |
1.1 DQ at his library reading chivalric novels |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | II |
Page Number | f.p. 10 |
Image Dimension | 101 x 62 |
Page Dimension | 200 x 124 |
Commentary | Don Quixote, reading chivalry books in his library, becomes mad (see his gesture and eyes).
Forced position and gesture. Details from the text: arms abandoned at a corner, the skinny greyhound... Interest in a realistic setting (period clothes and furniture). Good drawing and engraving. |
Notes | 1 – Copy in a reduced size after José del Castillo’s illustration for Madrid: Ibarra, 1780. |