Don Quixote is tricked by Basilio into defending him against Camacho as the true lover of Quiteria. Engraving after C.A. Coypel.

  • Coypel, Charles-Antoine, 1694-1752.
Date:
[1840?]
Reference:
3005093i
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Description

Don Quixote, Madrid 1615, part II, chapter 21. Basilio pretends to stab himself in order to persuade Quiteria to marry him instead of the wealthier Camacho. After the trick is revealed, Don Quixote on the left defends the validity of the betrothal. Camacho is shown on the right, threatening to draw his sword against Basilio. On the left Sancho Panza makes off with his food

Publication/Creation

[London?] : [John Williams?], [1840?]

Physical description

1 print : engraving ; image 27.8 x 28.2 cm

Contributors

Lettering

Don Quixote defends Basilio. Car. Coypel pinxit.

Creator/production credits

In reverse after an engraving by Nicolas-Dauphin de Beauvais after a tapestry design by Charles Antoine Coypel

Reference

Wellcome Collection 3005093i

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