Habits and Crosses of the Spanish Knights - Original Engraving - 1715
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Original 1715 engraving with four Spanish knights in their habits in a palace interior, each with the cross of his order on the mantle. The key below, under the title «Habits & Croix des Chevaliers Espagnols», identifies them as knights of Alcántara, of Calatrava, of Montesa and of the Golden Fleece.
Original 1715 engraving with four Spanish knights in their habits in a palace interior, each with the cross of his order on the mantle. The key below, under the title «Habits & Croix des Chevaliers Espagnols», identifies them as knights of Alcántara, of Calatrava, of Montesa and of the Golden Fleece.
It comes from volume VI of Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, by Pieter van der Aa, Leiden, 1715, a work attributed to Juan Álvarez de Colmenar, the most fully illustrated on Spain of the beginning of the 18th century.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Engraver: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733), publisher of the work.
Date: 1715.
Source: Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, volume VI, Leiden, 1715.
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; a light central fold from the binding and slight toning of the paper.
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Original 1715 engraving with four Spanish knights in their habits in a palace interior, each with the cross of his order on the mantle. The key below, under the title «Habits & Croix des Chevaliers Espagnols», identifies them as knights of Alcántara, of Calatrava, of Montesa and of the Golden Fleece.