Charterhouse of Porta Coeli, Valencia - Alexandre Laborde - Antique print 1810.
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Charterhouse of Porta Coeli, Valencia - Alexandre Laborde - Antique print 1810.

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Original hand-colored engraving. It represents the Charterhouse of Porta Coeli (Portaceli).

The Charterhouse of Porta Coeli is a monastery of the Carthusian order located in the lands of the Vall de Lullén, in the municipality of Serra in the region of Campo de Turia in the province of Valencia, Spain.

Provenance: Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Espagne. It was a travel book by the Frenchman Alexandre de Laborde, published in four volumes between 1806 and 1820. Alexandre Laborde's 'Picturesque Journey' helped spread the romantic vision of Spain abroad. The patron of the work was Godoy. Contains first-hand archaeological data and beautiful English-style landscapes.

Print dimensions: 40 x 30 cm.

Drawing by: Jacques Moulinier (1753-1828).

Engraved by: François Jacques Dequevauviller (Paris, 1783 - c. 1848).

Good condition.

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