Title Page, Les Delices de l'Espagne Vol. VI - Van der Aa Engraving 1715
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Original copper engraving of 1715: allegorical title page to the sixth volume of Les Delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, with a churchman and a knight of the Order of Christ flanking the cartouche, the arms of Spain and Portugal at the sides, the medallion of Hispania above the cornice and, beyond, a bullfight in the ring.
Original copper engraving of 1715: allegorical title page to the sixth volume of Les Delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, with a churchman and a knight of the Order of Christ flanking the cartouche, the arms of Spain and Portugal at the sides, the medallion of Hispania above the cornice and, beyond, a bullfight in the ring.
The work, published by Pieter van der Aa 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.
Medium: Copper engraving
Publisher: Pieter van der Aa (1659-1733), Leiden
Date: 1715
Source: Les Delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, volume six
Dimensions: Image 4.9 x 6.2 in (12.5 x 15.8 cm); sheet 6.4 x 6.8 in (16.2 x 17.3 cm)
Condition: Good. Clean laid paper, with light toning, an old pencil annotation in the upper right margin and a small crease at the corner.
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Original copper engraving of 1715: allegorical title page to the sixth volume of Les Delices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, with a churchman and a knight of the Order of Christ flanking the cartouche, the arms of Spain and Portugal at the sides, the medallion of Hispania above the cornice and, beyond, a bullfight in the ring.