Old Alcazar of Madrid, Courtyard - Original Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Original 1715 engraving lettered at the foot "Le Palais Royal de Madrit en dedans". A view of the courtyard of the royal palace with its two-storey arcaded galleries and numerous figures; 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 "Le Palais Royal de Madrit en dedans". A view of the courtyard of the royal palace with its two-storey arcaded galleries and numerous figures; 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.
This is the old Alcazar of the Habsburgs, lost in the fire of 1734 and replaced by the present Royal Palace, so that the engraving records an interior that no longer exists.
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 6.0 in (12.4 x 15.3 cm); sheet 6.5 x 7.0 in (16.4 x 17.8 cm).
Condition: Good. Paper somewhat toned, with tight margins at the upper edge; clean image.
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Original 1715 engraving lettered at the foot "Le Palais Royal de Madrit en dedans". A view of the courtyard of the royal palace with its two-storey arcaded galleries and numerous figures; 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.