Puerta de las Palmas, Cordova Mosque - Laborde Engraving - 1812
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Original copper engraving by Alexandre de Laborde, 1812, hand-colored, with the Court of the Orange Trees of the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordova seen from the Puerta de las Palmas, its north entrance, formed by two great horseshoe arches that continued the main axis of the building.
Original copper engraving by Alexandre de Laborde, 1812, hand-colored, with the Court of the Orange Trees of the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordova seen from the Puerta de las Palmas, its north entrance, formed by two great horseshoe arches that continued the main axis of the building.
The title engraved at the foot, Puerta lateral de la Mesquita de Cordova, reflects how the monument was understood after the Christian works, which imposed a new east-west orientation. From the Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Espagne, the most ambitious illustrated work on Spain of the early 19th century.
Medium: Original copper engraving, hand-colored.
Artist / after: Liger.
Engraver: Schwartz.
Date: 1812.
Source: Alexandre de Laborde, Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Espagne, Paris. Caption in Spanish, French and English.
Dimensions: Plate mark 15.0 x 11.0 in (38 x 28 cm).
Condition: Good condition, with wide margins and well-preserved period color.
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Original copper engraving by Alexandre de Laborde, 1812, hand-colored, with the Court of the Orange Trees of the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordova seen from the Puerta de las Palmas, its north entrance, formed by two great horseshoe arches that continued the main axis of the building.