Don Quichot valt een kudde schapen aan 1770

"Don Quichot valt een kudde schapen aan" (Don Quixote attacks a flock of sheep), created in 1770 by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, is an etching depicting a scene from Miguel de Cervantes’s novel Don Quixote. The etching is a detailed and humorous portrayal of the knight-errant Don Quixote, charging at a flock of sheep with his lance, mistaking them for giants. The scene, where Don Quixote battles windmills, is one of the most famous episodes in the novel. The artwork, held in the Rijksmuseum, demonstrates Chodowiecki's mastery of detail and his ability to capture the absurdity of the character, making it a beloved piece of 18th-century satirical art.