Amposta Castle, Tarragona - Hand-Colored Laborde Engraving - 1810
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Original 1810 engraving with original hand coloring showing the Tower of St. John of Amposta Castle (Tarragona), in ruins beside the Ebro, with lateen-sailed boats running downriver. An impression from Laborde's Voyage pittoresque; the caption gives only the place name: Amposta.
Original 1810 engraving with original hand coloring showing the Tower of St. John of Amposta Castle (Tarragona), in ruins beside the Ebro, with lateen-sailed boats running downriver. An impression from Laborde's Voyage pittoresque; the caption gives only the place name: Amposta.
The castle, a fortress of Andalusi origin and later the head of the Castellany of Amposta of the Order of St. John, retains remains of its defensive system, of the tower and of the enclosing wall.
Medium: Copper engraving, hand-colored.
Artist / after: Jacques Moulinier (1753-1828).
Engraver: F. B. Lorieux.
Date: 1810-1811.
Source: Alexandre de Laborde, Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Espagne.
Dimensions: Plate mark 8.7 x 11.8 in (22 x 30 cm).
Condition: Good. Mounted in a mat.
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Original 1810 engraving with original hand coloring showing the Tower of St. John of Amposta Castle (Tarragona), in ruins beside the Ebro, with lateen-sailed boats running downriver. An impression from Laborde's Voyage pittoresque; the caption gives only the place name: Amposta.