El Escorial Seen from the Rear - Original Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Original 1715 engraving lettered at the foot "Veuë du derriere de l'Escurial d'un côté". A rear view of the monastery with the sierra behind and the terraced gardens in the foreground; 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 "Veuë du derriere de l'Escurial d'un côté". A rear view of the monastery with the sierra behind and the terraced gardens in the foreground; 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 4.8 x 6.1 in (12.3 x 15.6 cm); sheet 6.1 x 6.9 in (15.5 x 17.6 cm).
Condition: Good. Paper somewhat toned, with a faint vertical fold and tight margins at the lower edge.
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Original 1715 engraving lettered at the foot "Veuë du derriere de l'Escurial d'un côté". A rear view of the monastery with the sierra behind and the terraced gardens in the foreground; 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.