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Title: Veillée des armes
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Spain; Europe
Description: As night falls, Don Quixote gathers his armour and places it on a trough next to a well in a corral near the inn. Taking up his lance, he paces back and forth in front of the trough, standing vigil over his arms. The scene is illuminated by the light of a full moon. The muleteers are depicted in the background. Signed by E. Lami (illustrator) and E. Lignon (engraver). Part 1, ch. 3.
Image Creator: Lami, Eugène Louis (Illustrator); Lignon, Etienne Frédéric (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:22640
Language: fre
Source Name: Le Don Quichotte
Parent Collection: 1822 Meguignon
Image: mta_22640_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Don Quixote
Subject: Don Quixote; Inns; Armour; Vigils