Mariano Ramón Sánchez

Mariano Ramón Sánchez (1740–1822) was a Spanish painter.

Dársena de Cartagena, óleo sobre lienzo, 73,50 x 112 cm, Madrid, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando

Born in Valencia, Sanchez first began studies in Art in the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando of Madrid, where he won prizes and was admitted as a supernumerary academic to teach miniaturists in 1781. He was charged by King Carlos III to paint over 120 vistas of various ports, arsenals and bays of Spain. King Carlos IV named him pintor de camara (chamber painter) in 1791.

References

  • Madrazo, Pedro de (1872). Catálogo Descriptivo e Histórico del Museo del Prado de Madrid (Parte Primera: Escuelas Italianas y Españolas. Calle del Duque de Osuna #3; Original from Oxford University, Digitized May 1, 2007: M. Rivadeneyra. pp. 565. Catalogo Prado Madrazo.CS1 maint: location (link)
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