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Don Quixote on a horse and Sancho Panza on a mule approaching a village

Drawing
1800-44 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pencil, pen and ink, and wash drawing depicting Miguel de Cervantes's characters Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. Inscribed with Christie's sales information on a label on the back of the mount.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleDon Quixote on a horse and Sancho Panza on a mule approaching a village (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen and ink, and wash drawing
Brief description
Pencil, pen and ink, and wash drawing by Augustus Callcott depicting Don Quixote on a horse and Sancho Panza on a mule approaching a village. British School, ca. early 19th century.
Physical description
Pencil, pen and ink, and wash drawing depicting Miguel de Cervantes's characters Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. Inscribed with Christie's sales information on a label on the back of the mount.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9in
  • Width: 19.75in
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Bequeathed by H. H. Harrod
Object history
Bequeathed by H. H. Harrod, 1948
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Literary referenceMiguel de Cervantes - The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha (1605)
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, and Department of Paintings, Accessions: 1948, Volume II, Henry Herbert Harrod Bequest, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957
Collection
Accession number
E.136-1948

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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