José Joaquín Fabregat (1748 in Torreblanca – 1807 in

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) was an engraver and

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of the

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who was born in

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, in the province of Castelló, and began his studies in the

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Artistic career

José Joaquín Fabregat began his studies at the

. In 1772 he obtained an

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prize at the

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, and in 1774 he obtain the title of Supernumerary Professor at the same institution,. He also won the Merit Prize of the

in 1781. In 1788 he travelled to Mexico after being appointed Engrave Director of the Academy of Fine Arts of San Carlos in

. Fabregat created engravings for some of the most recognised printers of the period: Antonio Sancha, Joaquín Ibarra, the Real Printing in Madrid, and Benito Monfort from Valencia.

Work

Graphic work at the University of Navarra

* ''Arman a Sancho para defender la ínsula acometida por los enemigos'' * ''Battle of Don Quixote with the knight of the Mirrors'' * ''Despedida de Sancho del ama y de la sobrina '' * ''Disputa de Sancho con la sobrina y el ama '' * ''Don Quijote enjaulado es sacado de la venta '' * ''Don Quijote hace penitencia en Sierra Morena '' * ''Don Quijote impone sus condiciones al Caballero del Bosque tras derrotarle '' * ''Baby Jesus'' * ''Portrait of Carlos Antonio Erra'' (1774) * ''Portrait of Carlos IV, King of Spain'' * ''Portrait of Francisco of Rioja'' * ''Portrait of Juan Bautista Pérez'' * ''Portrait of Juan Luis Vives'' * ''Portrait of Juan María Rivera Valenzuela Pizarro'' * ''Portrait of Lorenzo Bert'' * ''Portrait of Lucio Anneo Séneca'' * ''Portrait of Luis Antonio Bermejo'' (1769) * ''Portrait of San Juan de Ribera''

References

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