Cardenio discovered by the Goatherds · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Cardenio discovered by the Goatherds
Period: 1750-1800;
Geographic: Spain; Europe; Sierra Morena
Description: The illustration represents part of Cardenio’s story as told by the goatherds to Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. In Sierra Morena, the goatherds encounter Cardenio after searching for him for almost two days in the wildest part of the mountain range. They find him in the hollow of a huge old cork tree. The illustration is set in a decorative and architectural frame, complete with a bow and quiver with arrows (symbols of Cupid and by extension Cardenio’s love for Luscinda), a butterfly, and flowers. Signed by T. Kirk (illustrator) and C. Warren (engraver), dated 1796. Part 1, ch. 23.
Image Creator: Kirk, Thomas (Illustrator); Warren, Charles Turner (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:22479
Language: eng
Source Name: The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote
Parent Collection: 1796 Cooke
Image: mta_22479_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Don Quixote
Subject: Cardenio; Goatherds