Don Quixote betragter sin hjelm 1810 - 1873

"Don Quixote betragter sin hjelm" (Don Quixote Contemplates his Helmet) is a pen-and-ink drawing created by Danish artist Wilhelm Marstrand between 1810 and 1873. The drawing depicts the iconic literary character Don Quixote, astride his horse, gazing at his helmet, while his squire, Sancho Panza, sits on a donkey behind him. The sketch captures the moment when Don Quixote mistakes a simple basin for a magical helmet, highlighting his delusion and the humour of Miguel de Cervantes's classic novel. The work, now housed at the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, reveals Marstrand's masterful skill in capturing both the humour and the pathos of the human condition.