Santo Domingo Square, Madrid - Original Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa with the view of the Plaza de Santo Domingo in Madrid, its fountain crowned by a figure, the convent of Santo Domingo el Real on the left and the rooftops of the town behind. An 18th-century print in black and white.
Original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa with the view of the Plaza de Santo Domingo in Madrid, its fountain crowned by a figure, the convent of Santo Domingo el Real on the left and the rooftops of the town behind. 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 Dominican convent, a medieval foundation, was pulled down in 1869, so the engraving records the square as it was before the reforms of 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 4.8 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 toned above all at the edges, with the impression of the central binding fold.
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Original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa with the view of the Plaza de Santo Domingo in Madrid, its fountain crowned by a figure, the convent of Santo Domingo el Real on the left and the rooftops of the town behind. An 18th-century print in black and white.