The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha
Print
1742 (published)
1742 (published)
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Allegory of Hercules and the Muses setting out to drive monsters out of Parnassus. There is a landscape setting with a rocky hill, near which are three-headed monster and a dragon and behind them a man with a spear. A satyr hands Hercules a club. Hercules holds a lyre and next to him are the Muses, some holding a flute, a mask and a scroll.
Object details
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| Title | The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Mancha (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching and engraving |
| Brief description | Etching and engraving - frontispiece to 'The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote de la Manche', artist John Vanderbank, engraver Gerard Vandergucht; published in London by J. and R. Tonson and Robert Dodsley, 1742; British. |
| Physical description | Allegory of Hercules and the Muses setting out to drive monsters out of Parnassus. There is a landscape setting with a rocky hill, near which are three-headed monster and a dragon and behind them a man with a spear. A satyr hands Hercules a club. Hercules holds a lyre and next to him are the Muses, some holding a flute, a mask and a scroll. |
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| Object history | Transfer from Theatre Museum RP No. 92/2177 |
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| Literary reference | Cervantes de Saavedra, Miguel. The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Dox Quixote de la Mancha |
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| Bibliographic reference | Cervantes de Saavedra, Miguel. The Life and Exploits of the Ingenious Gentleman Dox Quixote de la Mancha. Translated from the original Spanish by Charles Jarvis. London. Printed for J. and R. Tonson and R. Dodsley, 1742. 2 Vols. |
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| Accession number | E.37-1996 |
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| Record created | April 20, 2009 |
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