Ireland, John: Hogarth illustrated (Band 3): Variety (London, 1798)

H OGART H. 317

T> ON £ VIXO TE. Plate VII.

THE FIRST INTERVIEW OF THE VALOROUS KNIGHT
OF LA MANCHA WITH THE UNFORTUNATE KNIGHT
OF THE ROCK.

This interview, which took place in the
mountains of Sierra Morena, Cervantes
thus describes:

H Cardenio approached with a grave
pace, and in a hoarse voice saluted them,
with great courtesy. Don Quixote return-
ed his greeting with no less complaisance,
and pressed him strongly in his arms, as if
they had been long acquainted. The knight
of the rock, after he had been thus em-
braced, retreated a few steps, and laying
his hand on the Don's shoulder, perused
his face with such earnestness, as though he
were desirous of recollecting if he had ever
seen him before, and no less admired Don
Quixote's strange figure, than himself was
admired by our heroic knight errant."

This is the point of time which Hogarth