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| Image | 1819a-Madrid-ImprentaReal-01-005 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | José Rivelles |
| Engraver | Tomás López Enguídanos |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote defeats the barber |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 21 |
| Subject |
21.3 Adventure of the helmet of Mambrino |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 223 |
| Image Dimension | 128 x 78 |
| Page Dimension | 181 x 115 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote attacks the barber, who falls from his mule, while Sancho remains on the left. Accurate to Cervantes' text, it is raining (see burin lines) and the barber wears the basin on his head.
The figure of the barber is remarkable; "vio venir aquella fantasma sobre sí, no tuvo otro remedio para poder guardarse del golpe de la lanza, si no fue el dejarse caer del asno abajo" (21:1). Rivelles uses to represent the figures from a low point of view, so they look bigger. |
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