An old woman soothes a wound on Don Quixote's back. Engraving by William Hogarth.

  • Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
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An old woman soothes a wound on Don Quixote's back. Engraving by William Hogarth. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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An owl sits perched above on a beam. Don Quixote's armour and sword hangs from a peg. The innkeeper's daughter holds a jar containing ointment. Beneath the mock-bed is a chamber pot. Maritornes, a dwarf, holds a candle that illuminates the scene.

Publication/Creation

[London] : [publisher not identified]

Physical description

1 print : engraving, with etching ; image 23.1 x 17.6 cm.

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The innkeeper's wife & daughter taking care of ye Don after being beaten & bruised. Book 3rd ch: 2nd. vol. i. p. 80. W. Hogarth invt et sculp.

Edition

Paulson state III.

References note

R. Paulson, Hogarth's graphic works, London 1989, 3rd edition, no. III

Reference

Wellcome Collection 38207i

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