Don Quixote Knighted at the Inn · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Don Quixote Knighted at the Inn
Period: 1700-1750;
Geographic: Plains of La Mancha; Spain; Europe
Description: In the backyard of an inn in the plains of la Mancha, an innkeeper proceeds to bestow knighthood upon Don Quixote. Don Quixote has asked the innkeeper to give him this honour, as he mistaken the inn for a castle and the innkeeper for a king. Doubting the mental fluency of Don Quixote, the innkeeper goes along with Quixote's ruse so that the knight will leave without need of the law. For the knighthood ceremony, the innkeeper brought a sword to knight Quixote with and an accounts ledger to play the part of a script. In addition, the innkeeper gave a candle to a young boy to add ambience, and had to his left two women whom Don Quixote had mistaken for the queen and the princess. As the ceremony progressed the guests of the inn watched on in amusement.
Image Creator: Mr. Ozell (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:24995
Language: eng
Source Name: The History of the Renowned Don Quixote De la Mancha
Parent Collection: 1749 Innys
Image: mta_24995_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Don Quixote
Subject: Don Quixote (Fictitious character) in bookplates; Knights and knighthood in art; Taverns (Inns) in literature