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Cruikshank's "careless" style is of great modernity; his caricaturesc figures are very expressive (see the housekeeper).
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| Image | 1828-London-Jones-02-004 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | George Cruikshank |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Scrutiny of don Quixote's library |
| Part | Part I, Madrid 1605 |
| Chapter | Chapter 6 |
| Subject |
6.2 Scrutiny of DQ’s library |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 13 |
| Image Dimension | 80 x 118 |
| Page Dimension | 110 x 190 |
| Commentary | At don Quixote's library, the priest and the barber select the books that have or not have to be saved while the niece piles them up and the housekeeper throws them through the window.
Cruikshank's "careless" style is of great modernity; his caricaturesc figures are very expressive (see the housekeeper). |
| Notes | 1 - Same illus. first appeared in London: Knight and Lacey, 1824; reprinted for the London: Jones & Co, 1831 edition. |