Great Fountain of Aranjuez - Original Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Original line engraving with the view of the great fountain in the gardens of Aranjuez, surrounded by clipped parterres and with strollers and gentlemen of the court in the foreground. The title is engraved below in French: "Veuë de la grande Fontaine d'Aranjuez".
Original line engraving with the view of the great fountain in the gardens of Aranjuez, surrounded by clipped parterres and with strollers and gentlemen of the court in the foreground. The title is engraved below in French: "Veuë de la grande Fontaine d'Aranjuez".
From "Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal" by Juan Álvarez de Colmenar, published by Pieter van der Aa in Leiden, the most fully illustrated work on Spain published at the beginning of the 18th century and one of the best pictorial sources for the royal residences before the Bourbon rebuilding.
Medium: Copper engraving
Publisher: Pieter van der Aa, Leiden
Date: 1715
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, by Juan Álvarez de Colmenar
Dimensions: Image 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: A leaf from the book, with the vertical creases of the original folding and slight toning of the paper; the impression is well printed and well preserved.
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Original line engraving with the view of the great fountain in the gardens of Aranjuez, surrounded by clipped parterres and with strollers and gentlemen of the court in the foreground. The title is engraved below in French: "Veuë de la grande Fontaine d'Aranjuez".