The Generalife and its Park, Granada - Van der Aa Engraving - 1707
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Original 1707 engraving with a view of the Generalife and its gardens outside Granada, taken from the neighboring hills, with two figures in the foreground. Lettered below with the title «Perspective de la maison Royale de Xeneralife, et de son parc, hors de Grenade».
Original 1707 engraving with a view of the Generalife and its gardens outside Granada, taken from the neighboring hills, with two figures in the foreground. Lettered below with the title «Perspective de la maison Royale de Xeneralife, et de son parc, hors de Grenade».
It comes from the work of Juan Álvarez de Colmenar published by Pieter van der Aa in Leiden in 1707, the most extensive illustrated account of Spain to appear at the beginning of the 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist / after: Juan Álvarez de Colmenar.
Engraver: workshop of Pieter van der Aa, Leiden.
Date: 1707.
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Pieter van der Aa, Leiden, 1707 (first edition); sheet from page 499.
Dimensions: Image 4.9 x 6.2 in (12.5 x 15.8 cm); sheet 6.4 x 7.3 in (16.3 x 18.5 cm).
Condition: Damage along the vertical centerfold: the paper split there and has been restored. Margins complete.
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Original 1707 engraving with a view of the Generalife and its gardens outside Granada, taken from the neighboring hills, with two figures in the foreground. Lettered below with the title «Perspective de la maison Royale de Xeneralife, et de son parc, hors de Grenade».