[Of Sancho's Horror Upon Witnessing the Squire of the Wood's Nose] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Of Sancho's Horror Upon Witnessing the Squire of the Wood's Nose]
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Spain; Europe
Description: At dawn, Don Quixote and the Knight of the Woods prepare to duel. Their squires both sit beneath a tree to see who of their master's is superior. But the moment Sancho Panza lays his eyes upon the squire of the wood's nose, Sancho recoils in terror. The Squire of the Wood's nose was now so large, that it almost overshadowed his wholeface. The hawk nose is full of warts and carbuncles, of the color of a mulberry, and hanging two fingers breadth below his mouth . Sancho, at the sigh of the nose, began to tremble from head to toe. Unbeknownst to Sancho, the nose is a fake designed to off-put Sancho and Quixote. In the foreground, a sack and bottle lie on the ground, likely to serve as provisions for the two squires in watching the duel. Behind Sancho his Donkey, Dapple, turns its head to see what its owner has become frightened of.
Image Creator: Robert Smirke (Illustrator); J. Fiuler (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:25173
Language: eng
Source Name: The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote De La Mancha
Parent Collection: 1818 Strand
Image: mta_25173_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Don Quixote
Subject: Panza, Sancho (Fictitious character); Disguise; Fiction; Nose; Literature