Dry point
Etching (acquaforte)
Well-known scene, but excellent use of etching and aquatint.
2 - Also in the set, a version printed on sepia only.
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| Image | 1951-Paris-np-003 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | Georges Regnault |
| Engraver | Georges Regnautt and M. Callandreau |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote and the windmill |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 8 |
| Subject |
8.2 Adventure of the windmills (giants) |
| Illustration Type |
Illustration |
| Technique |
Aquatint Dry point Etching (acquaforte) |
| Color | In color |
| Volume | n/v |
| Page Number | n/p |
| Image Dimension | 240 x 300 |
| Page Dimension | 320 x 395 |
| Commentary | Don Quixote hanging from the windmill sail and raised into the air leaving Rocinante; aside, Sancho on his donkey waving.
Well-known scene, but excellent use of etching and aquatint. |
| Notes | 1 - Numbered 87/300.
2 - Also in the set, a version printed on sepia only. |