San Gregorio Cloister, Valladolid - Original Laborde Engraving - 1820
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Original 1820 engraving of the courtyard of the Colegio de San Gregorio in Valladolid, a Dominican house founded at the end of the 15th century by Fray Alonso de Burgos and built under the direction of Juan Guas and Simón de Colonia. Title at the foot: Claustro de los Dominicos en Valladolid.
Original 1820 engraving of the courtyard of the Colegio de San Gregorio in Valladolid, a Dominican house founded at the end of the 15th century by Fray Alonso de Burgos and built under the direction of Juan Guas and Simón de Colonia. Title at the foot: Claustro de los Dominicos en Valladolid.
From Alexandre de Laborde's Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Espagne, printed in Paris by Pierre Didot l'Aîné; volume II, part two, no. XXXI. The arcades of the courtyard combine the basket arches of Gothic tradition with the already Plateresque ornament of the upper gallery.
Medium: Etching and engraving.
Artist / after: François Liger.
Engraver: Desmaisons (active c. 1780-1834).
Date: 1820.
Source: Alexandre de Laborde, Voyage pittoresque et historique de l'Espagne (Paris, Pierre Didot l'Aîné); vol. II, part 2, no. XXXI.
Dimensions: Plate mark 15.0 x 16.5 in (38 x 42 cm).
Condition: Good overall. Scattered foxing spots in the margins and some within the plate mark, in the area of the wall and toward the upper right corner. Mounted in a mat.
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Original 1820 engraving of the courtyard of the Colegio de San Gregorio in Valladolid, a Dominican house founded at the end of the 15th century by Fray Alonso de Burgos and built under the direction of Juan Guas and Simón de Colonia. Title at the foot: Claustro de los Dominicos en Valladolid.