View of La Iglesia y la Plaza de San Antonio, Aranjuez
by JOLI, Antonio, Oil on canvas, 38 x 71 cm
The scene depicts La Iglesia y la Plaza de San Antonio in Aranjuez, with the gate to the formal palace gardens visible on the right of the scene and the royal coach appearing in the left foreground heading for the main entrance gate to the palace.
Joli painted a handful of topographical views of Aranjuez and in particular the royal palace during his brief sojourn in Spain, where he worked at the court of King Ferdinand VI from around 1749-54.