Eusebi Planas i Franquesa (1833, Barcelona - 13 March 1897, Barcelona)Registre de Defuncions de l'Ajuntament de Barcelona, any 1897, número de registre 2132.
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graphic artist, lithographer and watercolorist.

Life and work

His family wanted him to study law, but his artistic inclinations prevailed, and he found work with a lithographer. He later enrolled at the

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and took classes at a private academy. In 1849, he went to Paris to perfect his techniques, under the direction of . He soon began working for the art dealer and publisher,

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, providing him with illustrations and lithographs of paintings.. In 1854, a

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epidemic made him decide to return to Barcelona, where he continued to produce illustrations; notably for '' The Three Musketeers'' and '' Les Misérables''. He also made enhancements to photographs, as well as posters and flyers for public and private events. In addition, he is credited with documenting notable feminine prototypes for beauty, in such works as ''Historia de Una Mujer'' (History of a Woman, 1880). While being praised for certain images of women, he also became infamous for two series of erotic and pornographic scenes; ''El Noble Arte del Billar'' and ''El Noble Juego del Tresillo'' (Literally translated; "The Noble Art of Billiards" and "The Noble Game of Triplets"); issued anonymously.Jean Louis Guereña, "Un infierno catalán. Apuntes para una bibliografía de publicaciones eróticas catalanas clandestinas", In: ''Scripta'' (Revista Internacional de Literatura i Cultura Medieval i Moderna), Vol.3, 2014
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Some satirical drawings were signed with the pseudonym "Felipó".

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