Garden of the Casa de Campo, Madrid - Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Original 1715 engraving lettered at the foot "Le Jardin de la Casa del Campo, à la porte de Madrit". A view of the tree-lined walk with the equestrian statue and the fountain on its axis, enlivened with strollers; 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 Jardin de la Casa del Campo, à la porte de Madrit". A view of the tree-lined walk with the equestrian statue and the fountain on its axis, enlivened with strollers; 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.
The statue presiding over the view is the equestrian Philip III begun by Giambologna and finished by Pietro Tacca, which stood in the Casa de Campo until 1848, when Isabella II ordered it moved to the Plaza Mayor, where it still stands.
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 light rubs at the right edge, outside the image.
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Original 1715 engraving lettered at the foot "Le Jardin de la Casa del Campo, à la porte de Madrit". A view of the tree-lined walk with the equestrian statue and the fountain on its axis, enlivened with strollers; 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.