Santa Eulalia Shrine and Statue, Merida - Laborde Engraving - 1810
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Original engraving by Alexandre de Laborde, about 1810, of the precinct of Santa Eulalia at Merida: the column crowned by the image of the martyr on a high ashlar pedestal and, at the right, the small shrine known as the Hornito, built with reused Roman material.
Original engraving by Alexandre de Laborde, about 1810, of the precinct of Santa Eulalia at Merida: the column crowned by the image of the martyr on a high ashlar pedestal and, at the right, the small shrine known as the Hornito, built with reused Roman material.
Santa Eulalia, martyred at Emerita Augusta early in the 4th century, is the patron of the city, and her cult made the site a great late antique center of pilgrimage. From the Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Espagne; the drawing is by Laborde himself and the engraving by Pierre Gabriel Berthault. Title at the foot in Spanish, French and English.
Medium: Copper engraving, black and white.
Artist / after: Alexandre de Laborde.
Engraver: Pierre Gabriel Berthault (1737-1831).
Date: c. 1810.
Source: Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Espagne.
Dimensions: Plate mark 9.1 x 12.0 in (23 x 30.5 cm), height x width.
Condition: Good condition. Mounted on period card with a gilt line border.
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Original engraving by Alexandre de Laborde, about 1810, of the precinct of Santa Eulalia at Merida: the column crowned by the image of the martyr on a high ashlar pedestal and, at the right, the small shrine known as the Hornito, built with reused Roman material.