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Aquatint
In the upper left corner, Sancho alarmed.
Interesting caricature drawing (good representation of don Quixote's folly).
Good hand-coloring.
2 - Placed as frontispiece.
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| Image | 1822-London-Hurst-01-001-f |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | John Heaviside Clark |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | DON QUIXOTE ATTACKING THE BARBER. |
| Title Supplied | |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 21 |
| Subject |
21.3 Adventure of the helmet of Mambrino |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Etching (acquaforte) Aquatint |
| Color | Colored |
| Volume | I |
| Page Number | f. title page |
| Image Dimension | 112 x 90 |
| Page Dimension | 182 x 112 |
| Commentary | Action following a diagonal from the right background (don Quixote attacking the barber) to the left foreground (the barber falling down towards the viewer.
In the upper left corner, Sancho alarmed. Interesting caricature drawing (good representation of don Quixote's folly). Good hand-coloring. |
| Notes | 1 - This plate was first used for London: McLean, 1819.
2 - Placed as frontispiece. |