Original copper engraving with the royal church and monastery of Belem, Lisbon, today the Jeronimos monastery, seen from the bank of the Tagus with figures, carriages and riders in the foreground. Cartouche below: "Eglise & Monastere Royal de Bellem".
Original copper engraving with the royal church and monastery of Belem, Lisbon, today the Jeronimos monastery, seen from the bank of the Tagus with figures, carriages and riders in the foreground. Cartouche below: "Eglise & Monastere Royal de Bellem".
It comes from Les delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published by Pieter van der Aa at Leiden in 1715 and attributed to Juan Alvarez de Colmenar, a pseudonym believed to have been used by the publisher himself.
Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper.
Publisher / engraver: Pieter van der Aa (Juan Alvarez de Colmenar).
Date: 1715.
Source: Les delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, volume VI.
Dimensions: Plate mark 5.0 x 6.3 in (12.6 x 16 cm); sheet 6.3 x 7.1 in (16 x 18.1 cm).
Condition: Good condition; the paper somewhat toned at the edges.