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Title: The Lost Teeth
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Spain; Europe
Description: Sancho Panza opens Don Quixote's mouth and sticks a finger into his oral cavity to see the state of his teeth. The knight errant has had three teeth shattered after being pelted by rocks thrown by shepherds, who were incensed by Quixote's slaughter of their sheep. Clad in full armour, Quixote waits for Sancho's verdict, who is counting Quixote's teeth one by one. To the left, Quixote has strewn his lance, helmet, sword, and shield, while his horse Rocinante waits patiently behind him. To the right of Sancho, his Donkey also waits and stares at the ground. In the background, the shepherds carry their dead sheep to greener pastures.
Image Creator: B. Lane (Engraver); Cloypel (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:25155
Language: eng
Source Name: The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote De La Mancha
Parent Collection: 1809 Lewis
Image: mta_25155_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Don Quixote
Subject: Don Quixote (Fictitious character) in bookplates; Panza, Sancho (Fictitious character); Shepherds; History; Sheep; Literature; Knights and knighthood in art; Teeth; Literature