Request to view

This object can be requested via email from the Prints & Drawings Study Room

We don’t have an image of this object online yet.

More about images

V&A Images may have a photograph that we can’t show online, but it may be possible to supply one to you. Email us at vaimages@vam.ac.uk for guidance about fees and timescales, quoting the accession number: E.517-1967

Don Quixote attacking the puppet-show

Engraving
1754 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Engraving depicting Don Quixote attacking a puppet-show.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDon Quixote attacking the puppet-show (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
One of a series of prints illustrating Cervantes' Histoire de l'admirable Don Quichotte de la Manche; engraved by Laurent Cars, 1754.
Physical description
Engraving depicting Don Quixote attacking a puppet-show.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.3cm
  • Width: 9cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967. London: HMSO, 1968.
Marks and inscriptions
(Each plate from the series is lettered with volume and page number, and variously 'Bonnard' or 'Bonard inv. Cars sculp.')
Credit line
Given by Mr James Tillotson Hyde
Subjects depicted
Literary referenceDon Quixote
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967 . London: HMSO, 1968.
Collection
Accession number
E.517-1967

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
Download as: JSON