Fountain of the Dolphins, Aranjuez - Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Fountain of the Dolphins, Aranjuez - Van der Aa Engraving - 1715

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Original antique engraving with the Fountain of the Dolphins in the gardens of the royal residence of Aranjuez, surrounded by arbors and stands of trees and animated with strollers of the period. An engraving from Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1715.

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Original antique engraving with the Fountain of the Dolphins in the gardens of the royal residence of Aranjuez, surrounded by arbors and stands of trees and animated with strollers of the period. 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: Good condition; central binding fold and a small stain in the lower right margin.

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