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Aquatint
Don Quixote's figure is totally the one of a mad man, very expressive.
Not too much detailed setting.
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| Image | 1819-London-McLean-03-005 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Heaviside Clark |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | DON QUIXOTE ATTACKING THE PUPPETS |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 26 |
| Subject |
26.3 DQ attacks and destroys the puppets |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Etching (acquaforte) Aquatint |
| Color | Colored |
| Volume | III |
| Page Number | f.p. 295 |
| Image Dimension | 114 x 89 |
| Page Dimension | 270 x 127 |
| Commentary | Well-known scene; don Quixote, in the center of the composition and surrounded by frightened persons (all they in the lower left corner) draws his sword to attack Maese Pedro's theater; Sancho tries to stop him.
Don Quixote's figure is totally the one of a mad man, very expressive. Not too much detailed setting. |
| Notes | Cushing Library also has a set including this illustration with some differences in color. |