The Alhambra from Behind, Granada - Van der Aa Engraving - 1707
€70.00
Tax included
Original 1707 engraving with the Alhambra of Granada seen from the rear: the towers and the wall on the hill, with the Torres Bermejas at the left and the vega beyond. Lettered below with the title «Palais des Rois Mores de Grenade, vu par derriere».
Original 1707 engraving with the Alhambra of Granada seen from the rear: the towers and the wall on the hill, with the Torres Bermejas at the left and the vega beyond. Lettered below with the title «Palais des Rois Mores de Grenade, vu par derriere».
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 496.
Dimensions: Image 4.8 x 6.3 in (12.1 x 16 cm); sheet 6.5 x 7.4 in (16.4 x 18.8 cm).
Condition: Somewhat worn along the vertical centerfold, which comes from the binding. The rest of the sheet is clean and has good margins.
2358
16 other products in the same category:
Original 1707 engraving with the Alhambra of Granada seen from the rear: the towers and the wall on the hill, with the Torres Bermejas at the left and the vega beyond. Lettered below with the title «Palais des Rois Mores de Grenade, vu par derriere».