Royal Tombs of the El Escorial Pantheon - Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa showing the arrangement of the tombs of the kings and queens of Spain in the Pantheon of the monastery of El Escorial: the urns lettered with the names - Charles V, Philip II, Philip III - the crowns above the catafalque, and a graphic scale in feet.
Original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa showing the arrangement of the tombs of the kings and queens of Spain in the Pantheon of the monastery of El Escorial: the urns lettered with the names - Charles V, Philip II, Philip III - the crowns above the catafalque, and a graphic scale in feet.
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 3.7 in (15.5 x 9.5 cm).
Condition: Fair. Paper toned with age, with light cockling in the right margin.
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Original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa showing the arrangement of the tombs of the kings and queens of Spain in the Pantheon of the monastery of El Escorial: the urns lettered with the names - Charles V, Philip II, Philip III - the crowns above the catafalque, and a graphic scale in feet.