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Print

1930 (published)
Artist/Maker
Nonesuch Press (publisher)
Kauffer, Edward McKnight (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Illustration of Don Quixote, with Sancho Panza in the distance, riding towards mountains.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Illustration
Object type
Print
Materials and techniques
Photogravure with additions in watercolour wash
Watercolour
Wash
Photogravure
Brief description
Illustration by E. McKnight Kauffer of Don Quixote riding towards mountains. Photogravure from a set of 21 illustrations in 'Don Quixote', published by the Nonesuch Press, 1930.
Physical description
Illustration of Don Quixote, with Sancho Panza in the distance, riding towards mountains.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 22.7cm
  • Sheet width: 24.4cm
From departmental notes.
Production typeProof
Credit line
Given by Lund Humphries Ltd.
Object history
This print was one of 21 illustrations in Peter Motteux's translation of Don Quixote, published by the Nonesuch Press in two volumes and an edition of 1475 in 1930.
A copy of the published work is in the National Art Library: L.4647 & L.4647a-1934. Illustrations for publication were hand-coloured by stencil (by assistants at the Curwen Press) and the colour and design of the watercolour additions differs in all cases from that found in this set of proofs. The illustrations appear to be for general rather than specific reference to the text and the captions given in the catalogue records are therefore merely descriptive of the image.
Subjects depicted
Horses
Horse Riding
Mountains
Quixote, Don
Panza, Sancho
Literary reference<i>Don Quixote</i>
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • From departmental notes.
  • Nash, Paul. New Designers in Signature. 1935.
  • Gilmour, Pat. Artists at Curwen. London: Tate, 1977.
  • E. McKnight Kauffer: memorial exhibition of the work of E. McKnight Kauffer, Hon. R.D.I., Hon. F.S.I.A., born Montana 1890, died New York 1954, London, V&A, 1955
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1832A-1977

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2011
Record URL
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