[Don Quixote on his Deathbed] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Don Quixote on his Deathbed]
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Spain; Europe
Description: Don Quixote lies on his deathbed adorned in a loose white shirt and cap, his right hand to his chest holds a cross, his left hand raised in the air abiding. Sancho Panza (left) looks on sorrowfully at the bedside with his hat in his hand, the priest stands to the left of Sancho holding his hand to his chest. On the far left a notary sits at a table writing Quixote's will.On the right, Quixote's housekeeper holds a steaming bowl, his niece wies her eyes with a handkerchief and a man stands with his arms crossed by a dresser.
Image Creator: George Cruickshank (Illustrator); Unknown (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:25725
Language: eng
Source Name: The Life and Exploits of Don Quixote De La Mancha
Parent Collection: 1837 Jones
Image: mta_25725_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Don Quixote
Subject: Don Quixote (Fictitious character) in bookplates; Panza, Sancho (Fictitious character); Deathbed; Literature; Notaries; Spain; Priests; Fiction; Crying; Literature