The original sketch was made by Pablo Picasso on August 10, 1955, for the French weekly newspaper Les Lettres Francaises, and now has been reproduced for art prints. The print features the signature and date "Picasso 11. 3. 55" in the plate. It depicts the Spanish literary hero Don Quixote on his horse, Rocinante, next to his sidekick, Sancho Panza, on a donkey