After engraving “Le Prado à Madrid” by FRANÇOIS LIGER and JACQUES LECERF from Voyage pittoresque et historique de l’Espagne par Alexandre de Laborde.
Depicts Cibeles Fountain that has been standing in the centre of the Plaza de Cibeles since 1782. One of the city’s most famous landmarks, it depicts Cybele, the Great Mother of the gods and Roman goddess of fertility, atop a chariot drawn by two lions.
Vista del Prado is a boulevard connecting Plaza de Cibeles and the Museo del Prado.