Don Quixote Gallops Away from the Inn Having Been Knighted · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Don Quixote Gallops Away from the Inn Having Been Knighted
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: Spain; Plains of La Mancha; Europe
Description: Having seen himself knighted, Don Quixote clad in armor gallops away from the inn atop Rocinante (his horse). As he rides towards his village in search of squire, he hears a noise from the nearby bushes and turns his head. In the background on the left stands the inn, and in the background on the left stands a simple stable.
Image Creator: George Cruickshank (Illustrator); Sears (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:25645
Language: eng
Source Name: The Life and Exploits of Don Quixote De La Mancha
Parent Collection: 1837 Jones
Image: mta_25645_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Don Quixote
Subject: Knights and knighthood in art; Don Quixote (Fictitious character) in bookplates; Horses; Spain