Original antique engraving of the Fountain of the Harpies, also called the Fountain of the Thorn, in the gardens of Aranjuez, with the jets in full play, the arbors to either side and ladies and gentlemen walking. Lettered below "Vue de la Fontaine des Harpyes, autrement nommé de l'epine, dans le Jardin d'Aranjuez".
Original antique engraving of the Fountain of the Harpies, also called the Fountain of the Thorn, in the gardens of Aranjuez, with the jets in full play, the arbors to either side and ladies and gentlemen walking. Lettered below "Vue de la Fontaine des Harpyes, autrement nommé de l'epine, dans le Jardin d'Aranjuez".
From Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published at Leiden by Pieter van der Aa in 1715.
Medium: Copper engraving (etching and burin).
Engraver / lithographer: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733), engraver and publisher.
Date: 1715.
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden (Holland), 1715.
Dimensions: Image 6.3 x 5.1 in (16 x 13 cm); sheet 6.7 x 6.2 in (17 x 15.7 cm).
Condition: Good. Paper lightly toned, with slight vertical creases in the margins.