Original antique engraving with a view of the palace of La Zarzuela, two leagues from Madrid, with its parterre gardens and the long vaulted gallery in the foreground. Lettered below "Veüe de la Maison Royale de la Sarçuela à deux petites lieues de Madrid".
Original antique engraving with a view of the palace of La Zarzuela, two leagues from Madrid, with its parterre gardens and the long vaulted gallery in the foreground. Lettered below "Veüe de la Maison Royale de la Sarçuela à deux petites lieues de Madrid".
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 somewhat toned, with a light vertical crease and small scattered stains in the margins.