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In the background, Sancho and don Diego de Miranda running away.
Well-known composition, with little novelty.
Cruikshank's personal caricature style is remarkable.
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| Image | 1899-NY-MacMillan-01-009 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | George Cruikshank |
| Engraver | George Cruikshank (reproduced by process) |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | DON QUIXOTE BRAVING THE LION |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 17 |
| Subject |
17.2 Adventure of the lion |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Process / Photomechanical technique |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f.p. 189 |
| Image Dimension | 95 x 76 |
| Page Dimension | 173 x 115 |
| Commentary | In the foreground, don Quixote wielding his sword ready to fight against a lion, but the animal remains into its cage although the lionkeeper has opened it.
In the background, Sancho and don Diego de Miranda running away. Well-known composition, with little novelty. Cruikshank's personal caricature style is remarkable. |
| Notes | 1 - Process reproduction after London: E. Wilson, 1833. |