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74.2 DQ makes his will
Excellent illustration because of Cruikshank's caricature style (see the housekeeper holding a soup bowl, the priest...).
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| Image | 1828-London-Jones-02-015 |
| Illustration No. | 1 |
| Illustrator | George Cruikshank |
| Engraver | Unknown |
| Lithographer | |
| Title Caption | |
| Title Supplied | Don Quixote's last will |
| Part | Part II, Madrid 1615 |
| Chapter | Chapter 74 |
| Subject |
74.1 DQ falls ill and recovers his sanity 74.2 DQ makes his will |
| Illustration Type |
Chapter illustration |
| Technique |
Wood engraving or Xylography |
| Color | Black and white |
| Volume | II |
| Page Number | f.p. 375 |
| Image Dimension | 80 x 118 |
| Page Dimension | 110 x 190 |
| Commentary | Theatrical composition; all the characters in the foreground. In the center, don Quixote (holding a rosary, Christian death) saying goodbye to Sancho and the priest (left); the housekeeper, the niece and the barber on the right. On the left, the notary (or Sansón Carrasco).
Excellent illustration because of Cruikshank's caricature style (see the housekeeper holding a soup bowl, the priest...). |
| Notes | 1 - Same illus. first appeared in London: Knight and Lacey, 1824; reprinted for the London: Jones & Co, 1831 edition. |