Original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa with the entrance doorway to the Pantheon of the Kings at the monastery of El Escorial: the grille, the broken pediment with the royal arms held by two figures, and the tablet with the Latin inscription dated 1654. An 18th-century print.
Original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa with the entrance doorway to the Pantheon of the Kings at the monastery of El Escorial: the grille, the broken pediment with the royal arms held by two figures, and the tablet with the Latin inscription dated 1654. An 18th-century print.
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 most extensively illustrated work on Spain of the early 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 2.6 in (12.5 x 6.5 cm); sheet 6.1 x 3.6 in (15.5 x 9.2 cm).
Condition: Good. Paper evenly toned, with no tears or noticeable stains.