Great 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 the Great Pond of the Buen Retiro in Madrid, enlivened by boats and by a crowd of strollers on the bank. 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 the Great Pond of the Buen Retiro in Madrid, enlivened by boats and by a crowd of strollers on the bank. 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, the most extensive illustrated work on Spain of the early 18th century. The pond, dug in the time of Philip IV, is still the center of the Retiro park today.
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 6.1 x 6.8 in (15.5 x 17.3 cm).
Condition: Good. Paper lightly toned, with the impression of the central binding fold and an isolated spot of foxing in the margin.
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Original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa with the view of the Great Pond of the Buen Retiro in Madrid, enlivened by boats and by a crowd of strollers on the bank. An 18th-century print in black and white, with the French title engraved at the foot.