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Original copper engraving of 1707 with the view of the Alcazar of Segovia above the gorge, titled below "Palais Royal …
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Original copper engraving of 1707 with the view of the Alcazar of Segovia above the gorge, titled below "Palais Royal de Segovie, dans la Castille Vieille". Beyond lie the valley of the Eresma and the sierra.
From Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, published in Leiden by Pieter van der Aa, the most fully illustrated work on Spain to appear at the beginning of the 18th century. The French editions give Juan Álvarez de Colmenar as the author, probably a pseudonym.
Medium: Copper engraving
Engraver / lithographer: Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1659-1733)
Date: 1707
Source: Les délices de l'Espagne et du Portugal, Leiden, 1707
Dimensions: Plate mark 5.0 x 4.9 in (12.7 x 12.4 cm); sheet 6.1 x 6.5 in (15.5 x 16.5 cm)
Condition: Good condition; toned laid paper, with the central fold proper to a book leaf and slight handling marks in the margins.
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- Dimensions
- 6.1ʺW × 0.1ʺD × 6.5ʺH
- Styles
- Baroque
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Art Subjects
- Architecture
- Period
- 18th Century
- Country of Origin
- Netherlands
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Engraving
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Cream
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