San Pablo Hermitage, Buen Retiro - Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Original copper engraving with the hermitage of San Pablo, next to the Buen Retiro in Madrid: the grotesque-work front, the great two-basin fountain at the center of the circular plaza and the side arbors, the whole enlivened with numerous court figures. The caption reads "l'Hermitage de Saint Paul joignant le Buen-Retiro".
Original copper engraving with the hermitage of San Pablo, next to the Buen Retiro in Madrid: the grotesque-work front, the great two-basin fountain at the center of the circular plaza and the side arbors, the whole enlivened with numerous court figures. The caption reads "l'Hermitage de Saint Paul joignant le Buen-Retiro".
From Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published in Leiden by Pieter van der Aa. It records a lost ensemble: the hermitages and gardens of the Habsburg Retiro, for the most part destroyed during the Peninsular War.
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 a small loss at the left edge, outside the plate mark, and slight handling marks.
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Original copper engraving with the hermitage of San Pablo, next to the Buen Retiro in Madrid: the grotesque-work front, the great two-basin fountain at the center of the circular plaza and the side arbors, the whole enlivened with numerous court figures. The caption reads "l'Hermitage de Saint Paul joignant le Buen-Retiro".