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

Title: [Don Quixote meets princess Micomicona]
Period: 1750-1800;
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. Don Quixote’s armour hangs on a tree, as a reference to his penance in the previous chapter. Signed by F. Hayman (illustrator) and L. G. Scotin (engraver). Part 1, ch. 29.
Image Creator: Hayman, Francis (Illustrator); Scotin, Louis Gérard (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:20487
Language: eng
Source Name: The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote
Parent Collection: 1755 Millar
Image: mta_20487_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Don Quixote
Subject: Don Quixote; Sancho Panza; Dorotea; Cardenio; Armour