Puerta del Sol, Madrid - Original Van der Aa Copper Engraving - 1715
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Original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa with the view of the Puerta del Sol in Madrid and its monumental fountain, crowned by the figure the people of Madrid called the Mariblanca, among the houses of the square and the vendors' stalls. An 18th-century print in black and white.
Original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa with the view of the Puerta del Sol in Madrid and its monumental fountain, crowned by the figure the people of Madrid called the Mariblanca, among the houses of the square and the vendors' stalls. An 18th-century print in black and white.
From Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, by Juan Álvarez de Colmenar, published in Leiden by Pieter van der Aa in 1715. The fountain presided over the Puerta del Sol from the first third of the 17th century until it was dismantled in the 19th; the Mariblanca, today replaced by a copy, is still one of the symbols of the square.
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 6.1 in (12.1 x 15.5 cm); sheet 6.1 x 6.9 in (15.5 x 17.5 cm).
Condition: Good. Paper lightly toned with age, with no tears or significant stains.
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Original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa with the view of the Puerta del Sol in Madrid and its monumental fountain, crowned by the figure the people of Madrid called the Mariblanca, among the houses of the square and the vendors' stalls. An 18th-century print in black and white.