Fountain of the Harpies, Aranjuez Garden - Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Original 1715 engraving lettered at the foot "Vuë de la Fontaine des Harpyes, autrement nommé de l'epine, dans le Jardin d'Aranjuez". A view of the fountain and its jets among arbor pavilions, with ladies and gentlemen walking; a copper engraving from Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, the most fully illustrated work on Spain published at the beginning of the 18th century.
Original 1715 engraving lettered at the foot "Vuë de la Fontaine des Harpyes, autrement nommé de l'epine, dans le Jardin d'Aranjuez". A view of the fountain and its jets among arbor pavilions, with ladies and gentlemen walking; a copper engraving from Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, the most fully illustrated work on Spain published at the beginning of the 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper.
Engraver / publisher: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733).
Date: 1715.
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, by Juan Álvarez de Colmenar, published at Leiden by Pieter van der Aa.
Dimensions: Plate mark 4.9 x 6.3 in (12.5 x 16 cm); sheet 6.1 x 6.3 in (15.5 x 16 cm).
Condition: Good overall. Paper somewhat toned, with a spot of foxing in the upper margin and a faint central vertical fold.
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Original 1715 engraving lettered at the foot "Vuë de la Fontaine des Harpyes, autrement nommé de l'epine, dans le Jardin d'Aranjuez". A view of the fountain and its jets among arbor pavilions, with ladies and gentlemen walking; a copper engraving from Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, the most fully illustrated work on Spain published at the beginning of the 18th century.