Jul 14
Scene from 'Don Quixote': Zoraida Pretending to Swoon in the Garden
Artist: John Vanderbank (English, 1694-1739
Date: c. 1730
Medium: Oil on panel
Collection: Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester, England
Description
Scene from Don Quixote (vol 1, book 4, chapter 14) depicting 'Zoraida feigning to swoon in the garden'.
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