Don Quixote Victory over the Knight of the Wood · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Don Quixote Victory over the Knight of the Wood
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Spain; Europe
Description: Don Quixote, clad in armor, sheathes his sword having defeated the Knight of the Woods with such force, that he lay on the ground him motionless, and without any signs of life. Sancho unlaced the knight's helmet to see whether he was dead, or if yet alive only to find the face of the bachelor Sampson Carrasco. Surprised, Sancho points to the knight's face and asks his master to kill this enchanted imposter; Standing a cork tree, the Squire of the Wood calls out for Quixote to spare his master. To the left, Don Quixote's horse, Rocinante, licks its master's sabaton's. In the background, the squires' donkey's graze on a grassy hill.
Image Creator: Robert Smirke (Illustrator); A. Raimbach (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:25174
Language: eng
Source Name: The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote De La Mancha
Parent Collection: 1818 Strand
Image: mta_25174_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Don Quixote
Subject: Dueling; Early works to 1800; Don Quixote (Fictitious character) in bookplates; Panza, Sancho (Fictitious character); Knights and knighthood in art