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Burin engraving
Scene of great movement, violence and racket; expressed by curved burin lines (see Maritornes' nightdress or don Quixote, Maritornes and the muleteer's hairs).
Great interest in a detailed setting.
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| Image | 1819a-Madrid-ImprentaReal-01-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | José Rivelles |
| Engraver | Tomás López Enguídanos |
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| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Night adventure with Maritornes |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 16 |
| Subject |
16.2 Episode of Maritornes |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Etching (acquaforte) Burin engraving |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 158 |
| Image Dimension | 129 x 77 |
| Page Dimension | 181 x 115 |
| Commentary | Well-known scene since Savery (Dordrecht: Savery, 1657); in the center, Sancho (his face is the center of the illustration) attacked by Maritornes and the muleteer; from the left, the innkeeper arrives kicking Maritornes with his leg; on the right, don Quixote gesticulating on his broken bed.
Scene of great movement, violence and racket; expressed by curved burin lines (see Maritornes' nightdress or don Quixote, Maritornes and the muleteer's hairs). Great interest in a detailed setting. |
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