Bullfight in Lisbon - Original Engraving by Van der Aa - 1715
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Original 1715 engraving of a bullfight held in the square of the royal palace in Lisbon. Lettered below with the French title "Fête des Taureaux à Lisbonne" and a key identifying the Royal Square (1) and the Royal Palace (2), with the stands packed and the ring busy with mounted and foot bullfighters.
Original 1715 engraving of a bullfight held in the square of the royal palace in Lisbon. Lettered below with the French title "Fête des Taureaux à Lisbonne" and a key identifying the Royal Square (1) and the Royal Palace (2), with the stands packed and the ring busy with mounted and foot bullfighters.
From "Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal", published in Leiden by Pieter van der Aa and signed with the pseudonym Juan Álvarez de Colmenar. The view also has documentary value: the square and palace shown here were destroyed by the earthquake of 1755 and never rebuilt.
Medium: Copper engraving
Engraver / publisher: Pieter van der Aa
Date: 1715
Source: "Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal", Leiden
Dimensions: Plate mark 6.4 x 4.9 in (16.2 x 12.5 cm); sheet 7.4 x 6.2 in (18.8 x 15.7 cm)
Condition: Original binding folds and some small foxing spots in the upper margin; plate mark clean and the impression good.
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Original 1715 engraving of a bullfight held in the square of the royal palace in Lisbon. Lettered below with the French title "Fête des Taureaux à Lisbonne" and a key identifying the Royal Square (1) and the Royal Palace (2), with the stands packed and the ring busy with mounted and foot bullfighters.