Original copper engraving with the Court of Comares or of the Myrtles in the Alhambra seen through a great arch, with the pool, the fountain and the front of the tower beyond. The caption reads "Veuë d'une Cour du Palais et des Bains, des anciens Rois Mores, à Grenade".
Original copper engraving with the Court of Comares or of the Myrtles in the Alhambra seen through a great arch, with the pool, the fountain and the front of the tower beyond. The caption reads "Veuë d'une Cour du Palais et des Bains, des anciens Rois Mores, à Grenade".
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: 1715
Source: Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1715
Dimensions: Plate mark 6.3 x 4.9 in (16 x 12.5 cm); sheet 7.4 x 6.1 in (18.7 x 15.6 cm)
Condition: Good condition; toned laid paper with vertical binding folds and slight wear at the right edge.