Antonio de Brugada

ANTONIO DE BRUGADA (Madrid, 1804-San Sebastian, 1863).
Untitled.
Oil on canvas. Relined.
Presents restorations and damage mainly in the area of the edges.
Signed in the lower left corner.
Measurements: 73 x 123 cm.
Antonio de Brugada was a romantic painter born in Madrid, but of Valencian origin, and formed in the Academy of San Fernando (1818-21). He is known for his navy and naval battles, a genre he perfected under the guidance of Jean Antoine Théodore de Gudin. Politically he was aligned with the liberals, to the point of being part of the National Militia of Madrid during the Constitutional Triennium (1820-1823). For this reason, he had to take refuge in Bordeaux after 1823 together with his friend Francisco de Goya. He returned to Spain in 1834, except for a brief stay to inventory the Black Paintings of the Quinta del Sordo when Goya died (1828). From 1844 he was the painter of Isabel II. He attended the National Exhibitions of Fine Arts, where he obtained, in 1856, honorary mention, and in 1858 honorary mention "second class". In 1892 a painting by Brugada was exhibited in the historical section of the National Exhibition of Fine Arts entitled "Burial of Goya in Bordeaux".