Royal Palace of Madrid, Courtyard - Van der Aa Engraving - 1707
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Royal Palace of Madrid, Courtyard - Van der Aa Engraving - 1707

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Original copper engraving of 1707 with the courtyard of the old Alcázar of Madrid, the royal palace that burned in 1734 and was replaced by the present one. Titled below "Le Palais Royal de Madrit en dedans", it shows the two-story arcaded galleries busy with numerous figures.

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Original copper engraving of 1707 with the courtyard of the old Alcázar of Madrid, the royal palace that burned in 1734 and was replaced by the present one. Titled below "Le Palais Royal de Madrit en dedans", it shows the two-story arcaded galleries busy with numerous figures.

From Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published in Leiden by Pieter van der Aa, the most fully illustrated work on Spain to appear at the beginning of the 18th century.

Medium: Copper engraving
Engraver / lithographer: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733)
Date: 1707
Source: Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1707
Dimensions: Plate mark 4.9 x 6.0 in (12.4 x 15.3 cm); sheet 6.5 x 7.0 in (16.4 x 17.8 cm)
Condition: Good condition; toned laid paper, with the central binding fold and a slight crease at the lower left corner.

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