Antonio Ponz
!["Self Portrait", c. 1774, oil on canvas, [[Madrid](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Ponz-autorretrato.jpg)
He was born at Bejís in the province of Castellón. He was a pupil of Antonio Richarte at Valencia, then in 1746 moved to Madrid, where he studied for five years. He then went to Rome for a short time, but soon returned to help in repainting and compilation of the artworks at El Escorial. In 1771 he made a journey through Spain. In 1776 he was appointed secretary of the Royal Academy of San Fernando. He was a member of many of the art academies in the Peninsula. He wrote ''Comentarios de la Pintura'' and several other works. Provided by Wikipedia
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