The adventures of Mambrino's helmet

The adventures of Mambrino's helmet

Item Information

Title:
The adventures of Mambrino's helmet
Title (alt.):
Don Quixote seizes the barber's bason for Mambrino's helmet
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. Don Quixote is shown at the moment of his attacking a barber who he believes to be wearing the enchanted helmet of Mambrino.
Artist:
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Name on Item:
W. Hogarth Inven et Sculp
Date:
[ca. 1726]
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Engravings
Book illustrations
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints
Subjects:
Horses
Jousting
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:/50959/5138jt478
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Alternative title from item.
Paulson: 96
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_000064
W. 1439 (no longer used)
Barcode:
36666003800980