THE KNIGHT OF LA MANCHA BATTLING WITH THE WINE SKINS · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: THE KNIGHT OF LA MANCHA BATTLING WITH THE WINE SKINS
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Spain; Plains of La Mancha; Europe
Description: Don Quixote and Sancho Panza take up lodging in an inn, but soon after Quixote falls asleep, Panza runs to seek aid from the innkeeper. The squire explains that Quixote is doing battle with a giant in their room as they speak. Sancho Panza, the barber, the innkeeper and other residing guests all seek out Quixote to see what the commotion is about. Upon entering his room they find Quixote slashing about in all directions uttering exclamations as if he was fighting a giant. His eyes are closed for he is asleep, and his battle with a giant is nothing but a dream. Believing he was fighting with a giant he slashed all around, slashing open the wine skins so that the win pooled around his feet.
Image Creator: George Cruikshank (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:24764
Language: eng
Source Name: The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha
Parent Collection: 1899 Macmillan
Image: mta_24764_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Don Quixote
Subject: Sleep; Literary collections; Sleep disorders; Popular works; Don Quixote (Fictitious character) in bookplates; Panza, Sancho (Fictitious character); Taverns (Inns) in literature