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Title
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Camacho's Festival
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Description
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Basilius lies stretched upon the ground, clad in a black doublet, welted with flaming crimson. Having drawn a blade from within the hollow of a staff he fixed the hilt into the ground and threw himself upon the point. Having pierced himself, he welters in his blood. Don Quixote (pictured to the right clad in armor) hastened also to lend his aid , andtaking the dying man in his arms, found that he was still alive. They were going to pull out the blade from Basilius' body but the priest (pictured to the right of Basilius holding his body)thought that it should not be done till he had made his confession. Basilius confesses that he will renounce God unless he is married to Quiteria before drawing his final breath. So hearing, many in the crowd tell Quiteria to fulfill his request. And so, Quiteria kneeling down by him, made signs to him for his hand. To the left of Quixote, Sancho Panza watches on, suspicious of Basilius, with his pot of morsels in hand.
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Image Creator
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Robert Smirke (Illustrator)
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Finden (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:25507
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Source Name
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The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote De La Mancha
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Image
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Subject
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Don Quixote (Fictitious character) in bookplates
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Panza, Sancho (Fictitious character)
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Deception
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Fiction
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Wedding etiquette
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Spain
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Marriage
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Spain
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Faked Death~~Literature
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