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Image | 1896-Paris-Delagrave-01-006 |
Illustration No. | 1   |
Illustrator | Charles-Antoine Coypel |
Engraver | Bernard Picart (reproduced by process) |
Lithographer | |
Title Caption | Le bachelier Samson Carrasco, sous le nom du chevalier des Miroirs, est vaincu par Don Quichotte, qui lui ordonne d'aller se jeter aux pieds de Dulcinée. |
Title Supplied | |
Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
Chapter | Chapter 14 |
Subject |
14.2 DQ defeats the knight of the Mirrors |
Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
Color | Black and white |
Volume | I |
Page Number | 87 |
Image Dimension | 105 x 84 |
Page Dimension | 228 x 150 |
Commentary | Perfectly-balanced composition.
Don Quixote, with a clemency gesture, orders the Knight of the Mirrors (Sansón Carrasco) to go and prostrate himself at the feet of Dulcinea. His squire, Tomé Cecial (left), takes off his fake big nose to show don Quixote who they really are, amazing Sancho. |
Notes | 1 - Reproduced after La Haye: Hondt, 1746. |