Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00011334Sancho Panza
by Gustave Doré
About the Artwork
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 Don Quixote, 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.
Inscriptions
Lower center, in black/brown ink: “G Doré / Sancho Panza”; Verso, upper right, in pencil: “Goodman / 9086”
Provenance
Brenner Gallery, New York, NY February 1974: Mr. Noah L. Butkin [1918-1980] 2005-2018: Mrs. Muriel Butkin [1915-2008]
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Gustave Doré (French, 1832–1883)
- Date
- c. 1863
- Medium
- Pen, brown ink, black ink on modern laid paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 14.4 x 10.5 cm (5 11/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
- Type
- Drawing
- Classification
- Drawing
- Department
- Drawings
- Credit line
- Bequest of Muriel Butkin
- Accession no.
- 2018.1066
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