Habits and Crosses of the Spanish Knightly Orders - Van der Aa - 1715
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Habits and Crosses of the Spanish Knightly Orders - Van der Aa - 1715

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Original copper engraving with four knights of the Spanish military orders in a palace interior, with their habits and crosses: Alcantara, Calatrava, Montesa and the Golden Fleece, identified below by numbers.

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Original copper engraving with four knights of the Spanish military orders in a palace interior, with their habits and crosses: Alcantara, Calatrava, Montesa and the Golden Fleece, identified below by numbers.

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; the paper somewhat toned at the edges.

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