Original antique engraving with a view of the rear of the Monastery of El Escorial from one of its sides, with the dome of the basilica, the towers and the gardens of the terrace, and the sierra beyond. Lettered below "Veüe du derriere de l'Escurial d'un côté".
Original antique engraving with a view of the rear of the Monastery of El Escorial from one of its sides, with the dome of the basilica, the towers and the gardens of the terrace, and the sierra beyond. Lettered below "Veüe du derriere de l'Escurial d'un côté".
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. Toned paper, with the central vertical binding crease and light damp staining in the left margin.