Original 1715 engraving lettered at the foot "Lustre, Chandeliers de bronze doré & Pupitres dans le Pantheon de l'Escurial". Three compartments with the lamp, the candlesticks and the eagle and angel lecterns, drawn with their scale in feet; 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 "Lustre, Chandeliers de bronze doré & Pupitres dans le Pantheon de l'Escurial". Three compartments with the lamp, the candlesticks and the eagle and angel lecterns, drawn with their scale in feet; 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 (12.2 x 15.6 cm); sheet 6.1 x 6.8 in (15.5 x 17.2 cm).
Condition: Good. Paper somewhat toned, with a faint central vertical binding fold and small rubs to the border.