Material: Original engraving from the first half of the 19th century. Etching. Belonging to the series of Alexander Laborde. Engravers: Le Cerf and Cardano. Draughtsman: François Liger.
Publication: Paris, Imprimerie de P. Didot l'aîné, 1806-1820.
Technique: Etching, engraving, engraving on avitel paper.
Size: 330 x 420 mm [plate], 440 x 570 mm [paper].
Description: Panoramic view of Madrid from the Segovia Bridge.
Conservation: Good impression.
References: A. Laborde, Voyage pittoresque et historique d'Espagne. Á Paris: de l'imprimerie de P. Didot l'ainé..., 1820; Páez Ríos, Elena, Repertorio de Grabados Españoles, II, H-Q, Ministerio de Cultura, Madrid, 1982, pp. 85, n. 1182.
Other information: Inscribed with signatures of the authors at the bottom of the engraving: ‘Liger del. / ‘Cardano aquâ forti’ / ‘Lecerf sculp.’, in addition to the title given. They correspond to François Liger (1755-post.1803), French draughtsman; Le Cerf, French engraver active between 1802-1824.