Title Page, Les Delices de l'Espagne Vol. I - Van der Aa Engraving 1715
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Original copper engraving of 1715: allegorical title page to the first volume of Les Delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, with an ancient warrior and the lion of Spain at the left, the crowned royal arms at the center and a shepherd with his flock at the right. It carries the imprint "A Leide, chez Pierre van der Aa, 1715" and the designer's signature, "J. G. in.", for Jan Goeree.
Original copper engraving of 1715: allegorical title page to the first volume of Les Delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, with an ancient warrior and the lion of Spain at the left, the crowned royal arms at the center and a shepherd with his flock at the right. It carries the imprint "A Leide, chez Pierre van der Aa, 1715" and the designer's signature, "J. G. in.", for Jan Goeree.
The work, published at Leiden under the name of Juan Alvarez de Colmenar, is the most fully illustrated work on Spain to appear in the early 18th century, with views of towns, monuments and scenes of daily life from all over the Peninsula.
Medium: Copper engraving
Publisher: Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733), Leiden
Draughtsman: Jan Goeree (1670-1731)
Date: 1715
Source: Les Delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, volume one
Dimensions: Image 4.9 x 6.3 in (12.5 x 16 cm); sheet 6.1 x 6.7 in (15.5 x 17 cm)
Condition: Good. Clean laid paper, with light toning and a very soft crease at the upper right corner.
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Original copper engraving of 1715: allegorical title page to the first volume of Les Delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, with an ancient warrior and the lion of Spain at the left, the crowned royal arms at the center and a shepherd with his flock at the right. It carries the imprint "A Leide, chez Pierre van der Aa, 1715" and the designer's signature, "J. G. in.", for Jan Goeree.