Small Pond of the Buen Retiro, Madrid - Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa with the view of one of the small ponds of the Buen Retiro in Madrid, its pavilion in the middle of the water and strollers in the foreground. An 18th-century print in black and white, with the French title engraved at the foot.
Original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa with the view of one of the small ponds of the Buen Retiro in Madrid, its pavilion in the middle of the water and strollers in the foreground. An 18th-century print in black and white, with the French title engraved at the foot.
From Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, by Juan Álvarez de Colmenar, published at Leiden by Pieter van der Aa in 1715; with more than 160 copper engravings it is the most extensive illustrated work on Spain published at the beginning of the 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving.
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 (Leiden, Pieter van der Aa).
Dimensions: Plate mark 4.8 x 6.0 in (12.2 x 15.2 cm); sheet 6.2 x 7.0 in (15.8 x 17.8 cm).
Condition: Good. Paper lightly toned with age, with the impression of the central binding fold and small tears at the upper edge of the margin, outside the image.
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Original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa with the view of one of the small ponds of the Buen Retiro in Madrid, its pavilion in the middle of the water and strollers in the foreground. An 18th-century print in black and white, with the French title engraved at the foot.