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Etching (acquaforte)
The shading of Sancho's half-naked and in escorzo body is remarkable, although his arm is lightly disproportionate.
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| Image | 1819a-Madrid-ImprentaReal-04-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | José Rivelles |
| Engraver | Alejandro Blanco y Asensio |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Sancho whipping himself |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 71 |
| Subject |
71.1 SP accepts to give himself lashes for money to disenchant Dulcinea |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Burin engraving Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | IV |
| Page Number | f.p. 366 |
| Image Dimension | 129 x 78 |
| Page Dimension | 181 x 115 |
| Commentary | Well-known scene; in the foreground, Sancho whipping himself while, in the middle ground, don Quixote counts the lashes with his rosary; in the left background, Rocinante and the donkey.
The shading of Sancho's half-naked and in escorzo body is remarkable, although his arm is lightly disproportionate. |
| Notes | 1 - This illustration must be compared with Smirke's (London: Cadell & Davies, 1818). |