El Pardo Royal Palace, Madrid - Original Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa with the view of the Royal Palace of El Pardo, near Madrid, with its corner towers, the great forecourt and the free-standing chapel on the right. An 18th-century print in black and white, with the French title below.
Original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa with the view of the Royal Palace of El Pardo, near Madrid, with its corner towers, the great forecourt and the free-standing chapel on the right. An 18th-century print in black and white, with the French title below.
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 palace, raised for Charles V in the mid-16th century to designs by Luis de Vega, was rebuilt after the fire of 1604 and greatly enlarged by Sabatini late in the 18th 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 5.9 x 6.8 in (15 x 17.3 cm).
Condition: Good. Paper lightly toned, with a few 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 Palace of El Pardo, near Madrid, with its corner towers, the great forecourt and the free-standing chapel on the right. An 18th-century print in black and white, with the French title below.