Don Quixote and Sancho Panza
Oil Painting
1840 (painted)
1840 (painted)
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The subject of this painting has been taken from the novel Don Quixote, 1605 by the Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes. This two-part novel details the mock chivalric adventures of the self-declared knight errant and his side-kick Sancho Panza. The novel was popular throughout the nineetnth century in Britain, and was reprinted in several editions. The artist John Gilbert specialised in Quixotic subjects and the collector Henry Spencer Ashbee assembled a large number of works inspired by the novel. This painting shows the moment (in Part 1, Book 1, Chapter 7) when Don Quixote recruits Sancho Panza as his companion.
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| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil on canvas, 'Don Quixote and Sancho Panza' (Cervantes, Don Quixote, Part 1, Book 1, Chapter 7), Sir John Gilbert, 1840 |
| Physical description | Oil on canvas; depicting Don Quixote seated with legs crossed and Sancho Panza perching on a stool at his feet, listening intently with hands clasped over his knees. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | J. Gilbert 1840 (Front bottom left) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Henry Spencer Ashbee |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Henry Spencer Ashbee, 1900 This painting was exhibited at the British Institution 1841 as no.59, 'Don Quixote giving advice to Sancho Panza upon entering his Government' (3 ft 3in x 2ft 10 in). |
| Literary reference | Don Quixote |
| Summary | The subject of this painting has been taken from the novel Don Quixote, 1605 by the Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes. This two-part novel details the mock chivalric adventures of the self-declared knight errant and his side-kick Sancho Panza. The novel was popular throughout the nineetnth century in Britain, and was reprinted in several editions. The artist John Gilbert specialised in Quixotic subjects and the collector Henry Spencer Ashbee assembled a large number of works inspired by the novel. This painting shows the moment (in Part 1, Book 1, Chapter 7) when Don Quixote recruits Sancho Panza as his companion. |
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| Accession number | 1825-1900 |
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| Record created | April 25, 2006 |
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