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Title
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[Of How Quixote was Knighted in the Backyard of an Inn that he Mistook for a Castle]
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Description
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In the backyard of an inn, the innkeeper (left) raises a sword above his head with both hands to perform the initiation rites of knighthood for Don Quixote (middle), who has mistaken the innkeeper for a king and his inn for a castle. On the left, a boy wearing a cap holds a candle in his left hand and the inn's ledger in his right which they have tricked Quixote into thinking is a holy book of knighthood. Don Quixote, clad in his armor, takes to one knee and prays. On the right two women appear bemused by Quixote's rites of initiation into knighthood.
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Image Creator
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George Cruickshank (Illustrator)
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Sears (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:25651
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Source Name
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The Life and Exploits of Don Quixote De La Mancha
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Image
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mta_25651_OBJ.jpg
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Subject
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Don Quixote (Fictitious character) in bookplates
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Knights and knighthood in art
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Initiation rites
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Folklore
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Taverns (Inns) in literature