[The Devil Blows a Large Horn] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [The Devil Blows a Large Horn]
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Spain; Europe
Description: A post-boy, habited like a devil, with horns and decaying wings, rushes by on the back of a white horse, blowing into a monstrous hollow horn as he goes. The image is occasioned by Montesinos allegedly knowing the method to disenchant Dulcinea and sending a post boy to relay his message.
Image Creator: Tony Johannot (Illustrator); Unknown (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:26750
Language: eng
Source Name: Sancho Panza Grabs the Country Girl's Halter and Introduces Himself to her Pretending that she is Dulcinea to Fool his Master
Parent Collection: Bohn 1842
Image: mta_26750_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Don Quixote
Subject: Devil; Fiction; Horses; Spain; Musical instruments; Spain