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This is an image featuring elaborately dressed figures in a scene set in a wooded area. The central focus is on two individuals engaged in conversation or confrontation, one in ornate clothing and the other in armor. The scene conveys a sense of historical or theatrical narrative through detailed clothing, expressions, and setting.
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This is an image featuring elaborately dressed figures in a scene set in a wooded area. The central focus is on two individuals engaged in conversation or confrontation, one in ornate clothing and the other in armor. The scene conveys a sense of historical or theatrical narrative through detailed clothing, expressions, and setting.

National Gallery of Art · Print

...detened Señor caballero el paso...

Célestin Nanteuil

Date
c. 1855
Medium
color lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 21.3 x 30.4 cm (8 3/8 x 11 15/16 in.) sheet: 28.8 x 40.4 cm (11 5/16 x 15 7/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2004.128.58
Credit line
Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Don Quijote de la Mancha

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Woman
  • Weapons
  • Man
  • Helmet
Provenance

Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Amherst, MA; gift to NGA, 2004.

Inscription

upper center: DON QUIJOTE DE LA MANCHA; lower left: Célestin Nanteuil dibo y lit; lower right: Lith de J J. Martinez, Madrid; lower center: ...detened Señor caballero el paso...

NGA object ID 132296. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.