Agustín Esteve
Agustín Esteve y Marqués (May 12, 1753 – 1830) was a Spanish painter, mainly active in the Royal household in Madrid.
Biography
Agustín Esteve was a portraitist to the Spanish Crown, who was influenced by Francisco Goya, including numerous copies of portraits by the great master. Among his masterworks is the portrait of the Countess of San Andrés de Parma. Condesa de Lerena, Mª Josefa Piscatori Díaz de Lavandero (ca.1800).
Esteve was born in
Like Goya, Esteve became established when the neoclassicism of Anton Raphael Mengs was still dominant in Madrid. However, in the late 18th century, Esteve came under Goya's influence, as well.
On June 14, 1800, the King named Esteve Painter to the Court. He was paid a salary of 6,000 reals compared to the 15,000 that most other painters received, or the 65,000 of Francisco Goya.
References
- Agustín Esteve, y Goya by Martín S. Soria, 1957.
- "Agustín Esteve, y Goya" by Martín S. Soria, in The Art Bulletin, Vol. 25, No. 3, (Sep., 1943), pp. 239–266.
External links
Media related to Agustín Esteve at Wikimedia Commons