Carcel de Corte, Madrid, Palacio de Santa Cruz - Van der Aa Engraving 1715
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Original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa with the view of the Royal Carcel de Corte in Madrid, today the Palacio de Santa Cruz: the front with its towers and clock, the monumental fountain of the square and, behind, the street busy with coaches, stalls and passers-by. An 18th-century print.
Original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa with the view of the Royal Carcel de Corte in Madrid, today the Palacio de Santa Cruz: the front with its towers and clock, the monumental fountain of the square and, behind, the street busy with coaches, stalls and passers-by. An 18th-century print.
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 building, begun about 1629 to designs by Juan Gómez de Mora for the prison and the court of the alcaldes de Casa y Corte, has housed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since the early 20th 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 6.7 in (15.5 x 17.1 cm).
Condition: Good. Paper lightly toned, with isolated spots of foxing 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 Royal Carcel de Corte in Madrid, today the Palacio de Santa Cruz: the front with its towers and clock, the monumental fountain of the square and, behind, the street busy with coaches, stalls and passers-by. An 18th-century print.