Don Quixote Collection

Cervantess Don Quixote in his library, 1863 French edition. Don Quixote reading books on chivalry in his library before setting out on his quest

Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots, c.1550-59 (oil on wood)
8617890 Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots, c.1550-59 (oil on wood) by Anonymous; National Museum, Krakow, Poland; Photo © Fine Art Images

Don Quixote by French artist Adrien Demont, 1851 - 1928. On display at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
7264860 Don Quixote by French artist Adrien Demont, 1851 - 1928. On display at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Statues of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, Plaza de Espana, Madrid, Spain, Europe

Emit Adolf Rossmaessler, 1806-1867, Rossmassler (engraving)
8632227 Emit Adolf Rossmaessler, 1806-1867, Rossmassler (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emit Adolf Rossmaessler, 1806-1867, Rossmassler)

Don Quixote of La Mancha, 1603 - 1605 (engraving)
8899815 Don Quixote of La Mancha, 1603 - 1605 (engraving) by Portuguese School, (17th century); (add.info.: Don Quixote of La Mancha (The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha)

A Gondola, 1859 (oil on canvas)
8720971 A Gondola, 1859 (oil on canvas) by Exner, Johann Julius (1825-1910); Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark; (add.info.: By Julius Exner With a point of view from inside the gondola)

Colonel Charles Sibthorp as Don Quixote attacking a steam engine
5308383 Colonel Charles Sibthorp as Don Quixote attacking a steam engine.; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting Colonel Charles Sibthorp as Don Quixote attacking a steam engine)

Illustration for 'Don Quichotte' written by Miguel de Cervantes. By French artist, Gustave Dore (1832-1883)
5669600 Illustration for 'Don Quichotte' written by Miguel de Cervantes. By French artist, Gustave Dore (1832-1883), 1863 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Illustration for 'Don Quichotte' written by Miguel de Cervantes. By French artist, Gustave Dore (1832-1883)
5669594 Illustration for 'Don Quichotte' written by Miguel de Cervantes. By French artist, Gustave Dore (1832-1883), 1863 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Don Quixote, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print)
5669514 Don Quixote, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print); (add.info.: Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), French draftsman, illustrator and printer

Cervantes in prison, composes "Don Quixote" (engraving)
8645205 Cervantes in prison, composes "Don Quixote" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cervantes in prison)

Dore, Paul Gustave (1832-1883). Don Quixote reading chivalresque novels. 1863
CUL4870559 Dore, Paul Gustave (1832-1883). Don Quixote reading chivalresque novels. 1863. CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de (1547-1616). Spanish writer

Don Quixote on his horse, next to Sancho on his donkey, 19th century (illustration)
8899812 Don Quixote on his horse, next to Sancho on his donkey, 19th century (illustration) by Bertall, Charles Albert d'Arnoux (1820-82); (add.info.: Don Quixote on his horse)

1868 Edition of Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote with illustrations by Gustave Dore
5305628 1868 Edition of Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote with illustrations by Gustave Dore; (add.info.: 1868 Edition of Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote with illustrations by Gustave Dore)

Illustration for 'Don Quichotte' written by Miguel de Cervantes. By French artist, Gustave Dore (1832-1883)
5669601 Illustration for 'Don Quichotte' written by Miguel de Cervantes. By French artist, Gustave Dore (1832-1883), 1863 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Illustration for 'Don Quichotte' written by Miguel de Cervantes. By French artist, Gustave Dore (1832-1883)
5669599 Illustration for 'Don Quichotte' written by Miguel de Cervantes. By French artist, Gustave Dore (1832-1883), 1863 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Caricature comparing Don Quixote to Saint-Simonianism a French political and social movement of the first half of
5669717 Caricature comparing Don Quixote to Saint-Simonianism a French political and social movement of the first half of the 19th century

Illustration from Don Quixote
3330154 Illustration from Don Quixote; (add.info.: Illustration from Don Quixote by Miguelde Cervantes (1547-1616) a Spanish writer. Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Portrait of Sancho Panza, 1869 (engraving)
8822169 Portrait of Sancho Panza, 1869 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Sancho Panza (Panca) in profile with hat - Engraving by Gustave Dore for the "Adventures of Don

Don Quichotte sur Rossinante, accompagne de Sancho Panca sur son ane Grison, vers 1640 (illustration)
8899814 Don Quichotte sur Rossinante, accompagne de Sancho Panca sur son ane Grison, vers 1640 (illustration) by Lagniet, Jacques (1620-1672); (add.info.: Don Quichotte sur son cheval Rossinante)

Don Quichotte sur son cheval, suivi par Sancho sur son ane, 1863 (gravure)
8899810 Don Quichotte sur son cheval, suivi par Sancho sur son ane, 1863 (gravure) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Don Quichotte sur son cheval, suivi par Sancho sur son ane)

Don Quixote de la Mancha the ingenious knight, 19th century (illustration)
8822168 Don Quixote de la Mancha the ingenious knight, 19th century (illustration) by Roux, George (1853-1929); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for 'Don Quichotte' written by Miguel de Cervantes. By French artist, Gustave Dore (1832-1883)
5669597 Illustration for 'Don Quichotte' written by Miguel de Cervantes. By French artist, Gustave Dore (1832-1883), 1863 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Illustration for 'Don Quichotte' written by Miguel de Cervantes. By French artist, Gustave Dore (1832-1883)
5669596 Illustration for 'Don Quichotte' written by Miguel de Cervantes. By French artist, Gustave Dore (1832-1883), 1863 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Illustration for 'Don Quichotte' written by Miguel de Cervantes. By French artist, Gustave Dore (1832-1883)
5669595 Illustration for 'Don Quichotte' written by Miguel de Cervantes. By French artist, Gustave Dore (1832-1883), 1863 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Don Quichotte sur son cheval, a cote de Sancho sur son ane, 19e siecle (illustration)
8899813 Don Quichotte sur son cheval, a cote de Sancho sur son ane, 19e siecle (illustration) by Pille, Henri (1844-1897); (add.info.: Don Quichotte sur son cheval, coiffe d'un plat a barbe)

Figures from Children's Books: Don Quixote (colour litho)
8651063 Figures from Children's Books: Don Quixote (colour litho) by Trier, Walter (1890-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Don Quixote)

Prologue to the Adventures of Don Quixote, 1869 (engraving)
8822170 Prologue to the Adventures of Don Quixote, 1869 (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration of the adventures of Don Quixote written by Cervantes, 1848 (engraving)
PCT4271784 Illustration of the adventures of Don Quixote written by Cervantes, 1848 (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); (add.info)

Illustration for 'Don Quichotte' written by Miguel de Cervantes. By French artist, Gustave Dore (1832-1883)
5669598 Illustration for 'Don Quichotte' written by Miguel de Cervantes. By French artist, Gustave Dore (1832-1883), 1863 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Illustration for 'Don Quichotte' written by Miguel de Cervantes. By French artist, Gustave Dore (1832-1883)
5669593 Illustration for 'Don Quichotte' written by Miguel de Cervantes. By French artist, Gustave Dore (1832-1883), 1863 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza at a crossroad, after 1847 (oil on canvas)
8711983 Don Quixote and Sancho Panza at a crossroad, after 1847 (oil on canvas) by Marstrand, Wilhelm (1810-73); Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Niva, Denmark; (add.info.: By Wilhelm Marstrand).

Drawing depicting Don Quixote' the Spanish literary hero, c.1710
3666020 Drawing depicting Don Quixote' the Spanish literary hero, c.1710; (add.info.: Drawing depicting Don Quixote' the Spanish literary hero)

Don Quixote, 1863 (engraving)
1730526 Don Quixote, 1863 (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Engraving by Gustave Dore).

Cover of the princeps edition of the second volume of Don Quixote
3329977 Cover of the princeps edition of the second volume of Don Quixote; (add.info.: Cover of the princeps edition of the second volume of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)

Plate XXIV from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, 1780. Creator: Daniel Berger
Plate XXIV from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, 1780

Plate XXII from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, 1780. Creator: Daniel Berger
Plate XXII from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, 1780

Plate XXI from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, 1780. Creator: Daniel Berger
Plate XXI from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, 1780

Plate XVI from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, 1780. Creator: Daniel Berger
Plate XVI from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, 1780

"Don Quixote in his Study" - from a painting by Schrödter, 1860. Creator: W Thomas
"Don Quixote in his Study" - from a painting by Schrodter, 1860. M. Schrodter's...influence upon the arts of his country will, doubtless, be considerable

Illustration for Don Quixote, 1766. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Don Quixote, 1766

Plate XXIII from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, 1780. Creator: Daniel Berger
Plate XXIII from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, 1780. Alternate Title: Leben und Thaten des weissen Junkers Don Quixote von La Mancha

Plate XX from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, 1780. Creator: Daniel Berger
Plate XX from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, 1780. Alternate Title: Leben und Thaten des weissen Junkers Don Quixote von La Mancha

Plate XIX from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, 1780. Creator: Daniel Berger
Plate XIX from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, 1780. Alternate Title: Leben und Thaten des weissen Junkers Don Quixote von La Mancha

Plate XVIII from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, 1780. Creator: Daniel Berger
Plate XVIII from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, 1780. Alternate Title: Leben und Thaten des weissen Junkers Don Quixote von La Mancha

Plate XVII from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, 1780. Creator: Daniel Berger
Plate XVII from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, 1780. Alternate Title: Leben und Thaten des weissen Junkers Don Quixote von La Mancha

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In the quiet solitude of his library, Cervantes's Don Quixote immerses himself in tales of chivalry and adventure. Surrounded by shelves filled with knowledge and imagination, he dreams of becoming a knight errant, fighting windmills that he believes to be giants. As the Blackbird Song fills the air, its melodic notes transport him to a world where bravery knows no bounds. Adrien Demont's captivating painting captures the essence of Don Quixote's spirit as it hangs proudly in Melbourne's National Gallery of Victoria. The French artist brings this iconic literary character to life, showcasing his unwavering determination and noble heart. At Teatro Alla Scala Qpac, audiences are captivated by performances inspired by Cervantes' masterpiece. The timeless tale unfolds on stage, transporting spectators into a realm where dreams intertwine with reality. In Madrid's Plaza de Espana stands statues commemorating Don Quixote and his loyal squire Sancho Panza. These bronze figures pay homage to their enduring friendship and remind passersby of the power of loyalty and camaraderie. The grandeur of Westminster Abbey echoes with whispers from centuries past. Within its hallowed halls, knights like those depicted in medieval illustrations prepared for battle with weapons such as Morning Star - just as Don Quixote readied himself for imaginary quests against imagined foes. A figurine depicting Frederick the Great astride his horse reminds us that even great leaders can be influenced by stories like Don Quixote’s quest for justice and honor. This glazed porcelain artwork serves as a reminder that literature has an everlasting impact on society. William Hogarth’s masterful paintings depict pivotal moments from Cervantes' novel: Don Quixote releasing galley-slaves from their chains symbolizes freedom triumphing over oppression; while an unfortunate knight meets our hero amidst rocky terrain – illustrating both comedy and tragedy intertwined within this epic tale.