[Don Quixote is Welcomed into the Inn Which he Mistakes for a Castle] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Don Quixote is Welcomed into the Inn Which he Mistakes for a Castle]
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Spain; Europe; Plains of La Mancha
Description: Having left his home to prove his chivalry as a knight-errant, Don Quixote arrives at an inn. Mounted atop his horse Rocinante and clad in armor with his visor lifted, with Quixote carries a lance in his right hand and the reigns of his horse in his left hand. Quixote is welcomed to the inn by the innkeeper (middle) who stands just outside the entrance and lifts his arm to direct the knight into his establishment. Standing in the doorway are two women who look amusedly upon Quixote. in the background a man eats at a table.
Image Creator: George Cruickshank (Illustrator); Sears (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:25653
Language: eng
Source Name: The Life and Exploits of Don Quixote De La Mancha
Parent Collection: 1837 Jones
Image: mta_25653_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Don Quixote
Subject: Don Quixote (Fictitious character) in bookplates; Knights and knighthood in art; Taverns (Inns) in literature; Horses; Spain; Weapons; History; Literature