Philip II's Seat, El Escorial - Original Laborde Engraving - 1810
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Original 1810 engraving showing Philip II examining the plans of San Lorenzo de El Escorial on the crag from which he followed the building works, surrounded by architects, courtiers and stonecutters. Title at the foot in Spanish, French and English: Vista del Peñasco de Felipe II.
Original 1810 engraving showing Philip II examining the plans of San Lorenzo de El Escorial on the crag from which he followed the building works, surrounded by architects, courtiers and stonecutters. Title at the foot in Spanish, French and English: Vista del Peñasco de Felipe II.
The spot, known ever since as the Silla de Felipe II, is a granite outcrop with seats cut into the slope of Mount Abantos. The composition is by François Joseph Heim, history painter of the French neoclassical school, and it comes from Laborde's Voyage pittoresque.
Medium: Etching and engraving.
Artist / after: François Joseph Heim (Belfort, 1787 - Paris, 1865).
Engraver: Hulk.
Date: 1810.
Source: Alexandre de Laborde, Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Espagne (Paris, 1806-1820).
Dimensions: Plate mark 9.1 x 11.4 in (23 x 29 cm).
Condition: Good condition, the paper clean and of good tone.
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Original 1810 engraving showing Philip II examining the plans of San Lorenzo de El Escorial on the crag from which he followed the building works, surrounded by architects, courtiers and stonecutters. Title at the foot in Spanish, French and English: Vista del Peñasco de Felipe II.