Original antique engraving with the exterior view of the Royal Palace of Madrid, its long front crowned by towers with spires and a central pediment bearing the royal arms. At the upper right, the direction "Pag. 230".
Original antique engraving with the exterior view of the Royal Palace of Madrid, its long front crowned by towers with spires and a central pediment bearing the royal arms. At the upper right, the direction "Pag. 230".
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: Paper lightly toned; the available photograph shows only the upper half of the print.