Pantheon of the Kings, El Escorial - Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Pantheon of the Kings, El Escorial - Van der Aa Engraving - 1715

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Original antique engraving with the view of the interior of the Pantheon of the Kings at the Monastery of El Escorial, with a numbered key below identifying the staircase, the windows, the lantern, the chapel and the niches where the urns are placed. An engraving from Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1715.

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Original antique engraving with the view of the interior of the Pantheon of the Kings at the Monastery of El Escorial, with a numbered key below identifying the staircase, the windows, the lantern, the chapel and the niches where the urns are placed. An engraving from Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1715.

Published by the Dutch bookseller, engraver and geographer Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733) and attributed to Juan Álvarez de Colmenar, this work was the most fully illustrated book on Spain published at the beginning of the 18th century.

Medium: Copper engraving
Publisher: Pieter van der Aa, Leiden
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: Central binding fold, toned paper and small tears and splits at the edges of the sheet, without affecting the image.

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