Granada Chancery and the Alhambra - Engraving by P. van der Aa - 1715

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Original copper engraving of 1715 with the Plaza Nueva of Granada: the front of the Real Chancillería at the left, … Read more Original copper engraving of 1715 with the Plaza Nueva of Granada: the front of the Real Chancillería at the left, the fountain and the church beyond, horse carriages and passers-by across the open square and, at the right, the wall and towers of the Alhambra on the hill. Below, the engraved title: "Perspective de la Chancellerie de Grenade, et d'un côté du Palais des Rois Mores".

It comes from Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, attributed to Juan Álvarez de Colmenar and published by Pieter van der Aa in Leiden in 1715, the most illustrated work on Spain of the early 18th century.

Medium: Copper engraving
Engraver / lithographer: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733)
Date: 1715
Source: Les Délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden
Dimensions: Plate mark 6.8 x 5.1 in (17.3 x 13 cm); sheet 8 x 6.1 in (20.4 x 15.6 cm)
Condition: Good. Laid paper with the central binding fold usual for the format, somewhat toned and with irregular edges; the image clean. See less