Cloister of El Escorial Monastery - Original Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa with the view of one of the cloisters of the monastery of El Escorial, its two storeys of arcades, the fountain at the center of the courtyard and several figures that give the scale of the whole. An 18th-century print in black and white.
Original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa with the view of one of the cloisters of the monastery of El Escorial, its two storeys of arcades, the fountain at the center of the courtyard and several figures that give the scale of the whole. 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 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 4.8 x 6.0 in (12.3 x 15.2 cm); sheet 6.1 x 7.0 in (15.5 x 17.7 cm).
Condition: Good. Paper lightly toned, with the impression of the central binding fold.
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Original copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa with the view of one of the cloisters of the monastery of El Escorial, its two storeys of arcades, the fountain at the center of the courtyard and several figures that give the scale of the whole. An 18th-century print in black and white.