Meditating his exploits in Chivalry · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Meditating his exploits in Chivalry
Period: 1750-1800;
Geographic: Spain; Europe
Description: Don Quixote reads chivalric books in his library, slowly descending into madness. His arms and armour are strewn about him. The illustration is set in a decorative and architectural frame, complete with Don Quixote’s head, his lance, his sword, a torch, and the barber’s basin. Signed by R. Corbould (illustrator) and C. Warren (engraver), dated 1796. Part 1, ch. 1.
Image Creator: Corbould, Richard (Illustrator); Warren, Charles Turner (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:22473
Language: eng
Source Name: The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote
Parent Collection: 1796 Cooke
Image: mta_22473_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Don Quixote
Subject: Don Quixote; Books; Imagination; Fantasy; Chivalry