Engraving from van der Aa's "La Galerie Agréable du Monde" of Spain, circa 1730
Item Details
Artist(s) unknown
Xeres de la Frontera (Jerez de la Frontera), Vue de Gibraltar (View of Gibraltar), Le Détroit de Gibraltar (The Strait of Gibraltar), and Vue de Vegel prés du Détroit (View of Vergel near the Strait), circa 1730
Etching and engraving on laid paper
Unsigned
Plate 32, pulled from La Galerie Agréable du Monde, Tome Second, du Roïaume d’Espagne
Printed and published in Leiden, Netherlands, by Pieter van der Aa (Dutch, 1659 – 1733)
Plate is marked “(32)” to the lower right corner beneath mat
Condition
- glazing is absent from frame; toning and foxing to page and mat; light surface marks and scuffs throughout; pin-head size surface tear to upper right of the lower right Vue de Vegel; damage to mat edge on right side above center; accretion throughout; paint flaking from frame; edge wear to frame; tears and discoloration to verso backing.
Dimensions
- measures frame; visible image 16.25" W x 13.25" H.
Item #
ITMG004996
