Don Quixote Takes the Barbers Bason for Mambrino's Helmet · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Don Quixote Takes the Barbers Bason for Mambrino's Helmet
Period: 1700-1750;
Geographic: Spain; Europe
Description: Don Quixote (pictured peering into the distance atop Rocinante) see's a man in the distance with something glittering atop his head. In reality, it is a barber wearing a basin on his head to protect him from the rain, but Don Quixote mistakes the basin for Mambrino's legendary helmet, and seeks to claim the helmet for himself. Sancho Panza (pictured to the right of Quixote) steps down from his donkey, unconvinced that the glittering object is Mambrino's helmet.
Image Creator: Mr. Ozell (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:24993
Language: eng
Source Name: The History of the Renowned Don Quixote De la Mancha
Parent Collection: 1749 Innys
Image: mta_24993_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Don Quixote
Subject: Don Quixote (Fictitious character) in bookplates; Panza, Sancho (Fictitious character); Rain and rainfall; Literature