Original 1707 copper engraving with the Court of the Lions in the old palace of the Moorish kings of Granada, the Alhambra, enlivened with figures under the porticoes. Lettered in French at the foot: "La Cour des Lions dans le Vieux Palais des Rois Mores à Grenade".
Original 1707 copper engraving with the Court of the Lions in the old palace of the Moorish kings of Granada, the Alhambra, enlivened with figures under the porticoes. Lettered in French at the foot: "La Cour des Lions dans le Vieux Palais des Rois Mores à Grenade".
From Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published by Pieter van der Aa at Leiden in 1707, the first edition and the most fully illustrated work on Spain published at the beginning of the 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Engraver / publisher: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733).
Date: 1707 (first edition).
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1707.
Dimensions: Image 4.9 x 6.3 in (12.4 x 16 cm); sheet 6.5 x 7.2 in (16.4 x 18.4 cm).
Condition: Good. A slight crease in the lower margin of the sheet.