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Francisco Ortego Vereda
Francisco Ortego y Vereda (1833–1881) was a Spanish caricaturist and illustrator. He was born in Madrid in 1833 and died in Bois-Colombes, France, in 1881. Education and career He studied at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, School of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid and later lived a long time in Barcelona. He illustrated numerous novels and made lithographs. He collaborated on publications such as ''El Pájaro Rojo'' (The Red Bird), ''El Garbanzo'' (The Chickpea), ''Fray Verás'' (You will see the Friar), ''El Cascabel'' (The Rattlesnake), ''Don Diego de Noche'' (Don Diego of the Night), ''El Bazar'' (The Bazaar) and especially ''Gil Blas'' (1864). He also edited ''El Fisgón'' (The Voyeur) (1865), "Doña Manuela" (1865), ''El Sainete'' (The Farce) (1867) and ''Jeremías'' (Jeremiah) (1869), cultivating a caricature-like and scathing style. In 1867, he published in ''El Museo Universal'', popular aspects of Ávila, Spain, Ávila, represented by artesans and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bois-Colombes
Bois-Colombes () is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. In 2017, it had a population of 28,239. International companies such as Colgate-Palmolive, IBM and Aviva have their French headquarters in Bois-Colombes. History The commune of Bois-Colombes (literally "Dove Woods") was created on 13 March 1896 by detaching its territory from the commune of Colombes. Mairie de Bois-Colombes.JPG, Bois-Colombes Townhall Asnieres - Bois-Colombes - Rue des Bourguignons.jpg, The Rue des Bourguignons circa 1910 BoisColombesEglise.jpg, Notre-Dame de Bon Secours Population Transport Bois-Colombes is served by two stations on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line: Bois-Colombes and Les Vallées. Education The commune has: " Bois-Colombes. Retrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |