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Image | s1725-London-VanderGucht-01-016 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel (copied after) |
Engraver | Gerard van der Gucht (?) |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | Don Quixot fastn'd to the Window by the malice of Maritorne |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
Chapter | Chapter 43 |
Subject |
43.2 Maritornes and innkeeper’s daughter hang DQ from window by a hand 43.3 Four travelers arrive at inn |
Illustration Type |
Illustration |
Technique |
Burin engraving |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | 16 |
Image Dimension | 267 x 282 |
Page Dimension | 347 x 470 |
Commentary | Four travelers (four in the text, only two in the illustration) arrive to the inn and Rocinante begins to move to smell one of the mares, leaving don Quixote almost hanged by his hand tied to a window, but he has not fallen yet.
The innkeeper, his daughter and Maritornes should not appear yet, but Coypel prefers theatrical compositions with many figures. Excellent drawing and engraving. |
Notes | 1 - From set "Sold by G. Vander Gucht in Queen Street Bloomsbury" (London, c. 1728-30 or later); numbered as plate 16.
2 - Copy engraved by Gerard van der Gucht? after Coypel's illustration (Paris: Surugue, c. 1728-30); the composition has been turned in comparison with Coypel's, but they both have the same large horizontal format. |