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Sancho Panza
Gustave Doréc. 1863
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This image is one of a large group of illustrations that French artist Gustave Doré made for an 1863 edition of Miguel de Cervantes’s novel <em>Don Quixote</em>, originally published in 1605. It depicts Sancho Panza, the humorous sidekick of the novel’s hero. Placed at the end of a chapter in the book, this vignette emphasizes Sancho’s stocky form and curiosity, as he looks forward attentively.
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- Title: Sancho Panza
- Creator: Gustave Doré (French, 1832-1883)
- Date Created: c. 1863
- Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 14.4 x 10.5 cm (5 11/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
- Provenance: Brenner Gallery, New York, NY, Mr. Noah L. Butkin [1918-1980], Mrs. Muriel Butkin [1915-2008]
- Type: Drawing
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.1066
- Medium: Pen, brown ink, black ink on modern laid paper
- Inscriptions: Lower center, in black/brown ink: “G Doré / Sancho Panza”, Verso, upper right, in pencil: “Goodman / 9086”
- Fun Fact: This drawing is one of almost 400 that Gustave Doré created to illustrate Don Quixote.
- Department: Drawings
- Culture: France, 19th century
- Credit Line: Bequest of Muriel Butkin
- Collection: DR - French
- Accession Number: 2018.1066
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