El Escorial Monastery, South Front - Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Original 1715 engraving lettered at the foot "Veüe du Monastere de l'Escurial et des Apartemens du Roi, du côté du Midi". The complete elevation of the monastery from the south, with a graphic scale of measurements at the foot; 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 "Veüe du Monastere de l'Escurial et des Apartemens du Roi, du côté du Midi". The complete elevation of the monastery from the south, with a graphic scale of measurements at the foot; 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 6.9 in (12.3 x 17.4 cm); sheet 6.1 x 7.0 in (15.5 x 17.9 cm).
Condition: Fair. Paper somewhat toned and trimmed to the edge of the border along the upper margin; the image is clean and complete.
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Original 1715 engraving lettered at the foot "Veüe du Monastere de l'Escurial et des Apartemens du Roi, du côté du Midi". The complete elevation of the monastery from the south, with a graphic scale of measurements at the foot; 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.