Don Quixote and the Knight of the Rock

Don Quixote and the Knight of the Rock

Item Information

Title:
Don Quixote and the Knight of the Rock
Title (alt.):
The unfortunate knight of the rock meeting Don Quixote
Description:
One of six illustrations for a projected Spanish language edition of Don Quixote that Hogarth and other illustrators were asked to submit by Tonson, the publisher of the work. Chance directs Don Quixote and Sancho to a goatherd during their travels.
Artist:
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Name on Item:
W. Hogarth Inv't et Scup't
Date:
[ca. 1726]
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Engravings
Book illustrations
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints
Subjects:
Goats
Herders
Quixote, Don (Fictitious character)
Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. Don Quixote
Extent:
1 print : etching and engraving ; plate mark 25 x 19 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5138jt51v
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Alternative title from item.
Paulson: 98
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Paulson, Ronald. "Hogarth's Graphic Works." The Print Room, 1989, London.
Notes (object):
Third state. The title has been engraved.
Identifier:
18_06_000066
W. 2282 (no longer used)
Barcode:
36666003801004