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The line-block reproduction of Beardsley’s pen-and-ink illustration is framed in a double-lined border and is in portrait orientation. In the bottom left corner of the image is a small box with the artist’s initials: “AB.” The illustration consists of three figures on a blank background. The leftmost figure is Sganarelle, servant to Don Juan, disguised as a doctor. He is dressed in a loose black cloak which extends down to his lower calves and faces right. His hands are crossed under his draped chest and his right hand extends from its sleeve, gripping a straight and narrow cane. He wears a black conical hat and black slippers with white balls where laces would normally be. Standing behind and to the right of Sganarelle is Don Juan, disguised in a country costume. His white hat, stippled around the crown, almost reaches the top border of the illustration. His clothes are all white; the fabric is drawn with stippling at the edges and creases. His loose tunic is long sleeved and tiered so that it has a division at the shoulders. Both the shoulders and the hem of the shirt follow a uniform jagged pattern. Don Juan’s trousers are loose and extend down to the calves; they are drawn via the same stippling technique and feature the same jagged pattern at the bottoms. Only his left pant leg is visible as his right leg is behind Sganarelle. He has white slippers on that feature ribbons in bowties for laces. His left hand is extended out with a circular object, a coin, in his palm, which he appears to offer the beggar. The beggar stands on the right edge of the illustration, facing and looking up at Don Juan, with his back to the viewer. He looks to be just walking into the frame so his right leg is only partially visible. He is hunched over and stands at about waist height in front of Don Juan. The beggar is bald and his head is oblong. He is wearing a ragged dark tunic that extends past his knees and covers his arms to his elbows. His feet are bare and he has sores on his left leg.