Arab Baths of Gerona - Original Laborde Architectural Engraving - 1810
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Original 1810 engraving with the details and sections of the Arab baths of Gerona: section of the pavilion of the cold room, general plan, elevation of the arcade, profiles of bases and eight capitals. Title at the foot in Spanish, French and English: "Detalles y cortes de los BAÑOS árabes en GERONA".
Original 1810 engraving with the details and sections of the Arab baths of Gerona: section of the pavilion of the cold room, general plan, elevation of the arcade, profiles of bases and eight capitals. Title at the foot in Spanish, French and English: "Detalles y cortes de los BAÑOS árabes en GERONA".
The baths, built at the end of the 12th century on the model of Roman and Muslim thermae, were then part of the Capuchin convent; the survey published by Laborde is one of the first accurate pictorial records of the monument, earlier than the restorations.
Medium: Copper engraving, in black.
Artist / after: Jacques Moulinier (1753-1828).
Engraver: Benoist.
Date: 1810.
Source: Alexandre de Laborde, Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Espagne, published in four volumes between 1806 and 1820.
Dimensions: Plate mark 20.3 x 15.2 in (51.5 x 38.5 cm).
Condition: Foxing scattered in the upper and side margins and a small tear at the lower left edge. The engraved area is clean.
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Original 1810 engraving with the details and sections of the Arab baths of Gerona: section of the pavilion of the cold room, general plan, elevation of the arcade, profiles of bases and eight capitals. Title at the foot in Spanish, French and English: "Detalles y cortes de los BAÑOS árabes en GERONA".