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The realism of the setting is remarkable (see clothes, architecture...) and the carefully-done engraving too.
Print with a good humorous tone (see don Quixote's face, the innkeeper...).
Good drawing and engraving.
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| Image | 1820b-Paris-Renouard-01-005 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Richard Westall (copied after) |
| Engraver | Antoine-Jean-Baptiste Coupé |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote's dinner at the inn |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 2 |
| Subject |
2.4. DQ’s dinner at inn |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 29 |
| Image Dimension | 87 x 72 |
| Page Dimension | 180 x 105 |
| Commentary | The innkeeper helps don Quixote to drink with a cane through his helmet; also doña Molinera and doña Tolosa.
The realism of the setting is remarkable (see clothes, architecture...) and the carefully-done engraving too. Print with a good humorous tone (see don Quixote's face, the innkeeper...). Good drawing and engraving. |
| Notes | 1 - Copy after Westall's illustration for London: Hurst, Robinson & C., 1820. |