[Don Quixote meets princess Micomicona] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Don Quixote meets princess Micomicona]
Period: 1700-1750;
Geographic: Spain; Europe
Description: Princess Micomicona (Dorotea) kneels before Don Quixote, while Sancho Panza explains who she is. The barber, disguised with a beard, appears as her squire. In the text, the priest and Cardenio are hidden from view, while in the illustration they are pictured in the scene. Plate no. 19, signed by J. Vanderbank (illustrator) and G. van der Gucht (engraver). Vol. 1, book 4, ch. 2.
Image Creator: Vanderbank, John (Illustrator); van der Gucht, Gerard (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:20372
Language: eng
Source Name: The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha
Parent Collection: 1742 Tonson
Image: mta_20372_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Don Quixote
Subject: Don Quixote; Sancho Panza; Dorotea; Cardenio