Entrance to the Buen Retiro Palace, Madrid - Van der Aa Engraving 1715
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Original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa with the view of the entrance to the Buen Retiro palace in Madrid: the long galleries of the courtyard behind and, in the foreground, the equestrian statue on its pedestal. An 18th-century print in black and white, with the French title at the foot.
Original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa with the view of the entrance to the Buen Retiro palace in Madrid: the long galleries of the courtyard behind and, in the foreground, the equestrian statue on its pedestal. An 18th-century print in black and white, with the French title 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 equestrian statue of Philip IV, cast by Pietro Tacca, presided over the gardens of the Buen Retiro until it was moved to the Plaza de Oriente in the 19th 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 4.9 x 6.1 in (12.4 x 15.5 cm); sheet 6.1 x 6.9 in (15.5 x 17.4 cm).
Condition: Good. Paper lightly toned, with slight spots of foxing in the margins and the impression of the central binding fold.
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Original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa with the view of the entrance to the Buen Retiro palace in Madrid: the long galleries of the courtyard behind and, in the foreground, the equestrian statue on its pedestal. An 18th-century print in black and white, with the French title at the foot.