Knights of the Portuguese Orders - Van der Aa Engraving - 1715
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Original copper engraving with five knights of the Portuguese military orders at full length in their ceremonial mantles, identified below by numbers: Avis, the Wing, Santiago, the old Order of the Scale and the Order of Christ. Beyond, the masts of shipping.
Original copper engraving with five knights of the Portuguese military orders at full length in their ceremonial mantles, identified below by numbers: Avis, the Wing, Santiago, the old Order of the Scale and the Order of Christ. Beyond, the masts of shipping.
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.
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; central vertical binding fold and the paper somewhat toned at the edges.
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Original copper engraving with five knights of the Portuguese military orders at full length in their ceremonial mantles, identified below by numbers: Avis, the Wing, Santiago, the old Order of the Scale and the Order of Christ. Beyond, the masts of shipping.