Original antique engraving of the Court of the Kings at El Escorial, with the front of the basilica, its two bell towers and the statues of the kings of Judah above the doorway, and the ranges of the monastery in perspective. Lettered below "La premiere Cour & l'Église de l'Escurial".
Original antique engraving of the Court of the Kings at El Escorial, with the front of the basilica, its two bell towers and the statues of the kings of Judah above the doorway, and the ranges of the monastery in perspective. Lettered below "La premiere Cour & l'Église de l'Escurial".
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 a light vertical crease and small spots in the margins.