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Manuel Salvador Carmona (20 May 1734 – 15 October 1820) was a Spanish engraver, designer and illustrator. Two of his brothers were also artists: , a sculptor, and Juan Antonio Salvador Carmona, also an engraver.

Biography

Carmona was born in

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. His first studies were with his uncle, the sculptor Luis Salvador Carmona, at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. Later, he studied in París, learning the burin technique from

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and becoming married to Marguerite Legrand. In 1759, he became an assistant at the

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. Two years later, he was admitted as a member and received the right to style himself "Engraver to the King". In 1762, with his reputation at its height, he returned to Madrid, presenting himself at the Academia with a request to be named "honorary director". This was not granted but, in 1764, he was named an Academician of Merit and, in 1777, upon the death of Juan Bernabé Palomino, he became Director of Engraving. The following year, having become a widower, he married the artist Anna Maria Mengs, daughter of the court painter, Anton Raphael Mengs. In 1783, he became the court engraver. He died in Madrid. He also served as a teacher. Among his notable students were his brother, Juan Antonio,

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. A few decades after his death, he was largely forgotten.

Selected works

* ''An Allegory in honour of Charles III of Spain''; after

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. * ''Bacchus crowning his Votaries''; after Velázquez. * ''A Madonna seated on Clouds''; after Murillo. 1802. * ''A Madonna''; after Van Dyck. 1757. * ''The Resurrection''; after Van Loo. 1757. * ''St. John the Baptist''; after Anton Raphael Mengs. 1784. * ''The Magdalene''; after the same. * ''St. Ferdinand praying''; after Murillo. 1791. * ''Angels appearing to Mary Magdalene''; alter Guercino. * ''Portrait of François Boucher''; after Roslin Sedois * ''Portrait of Collin de Vermont''; ibid * ''Portrait of Charles III''.; after Anton Raphael Mengs. 178Í!. * ''Don Alfonso de Guzman''; after Van Dyck. * ''Joseph, a Carmelite Monk''; after Velázquez

Sources

* Carderera, Valentín: ''Manuel Salvador Carmona (1734-1820). Grabador de las cortes reales de España y Francia''; ed. de Juan José Antequera Luengo; Sevilla, Facediciones, 2010. * Carrete Parrondo, Juan, ''El grabado a buril en la España Ilustrada. Manuel Salvador Carmona'', Madrid, Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, 1989 * Carrete Parrondo, Juan
''Diccionario de grabadores y litógrafos que trabajaron en España. Siglos XIV a XIX''
* Gallego, Antonio, ''Historia del grabado en España'', Madrid, Ediciones Cátedra, 1999,

External links

"Manuel Salvador Carmona"
''Diccionario Biográfico Español'', Juan Luis Blanco Mozo (Ed.),

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