Domingo Muñoz Cuesta (1850,

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- 9 August 1935, Madrid) was a Spanish painter and illustrator; best known for

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scenes and historical period pieces, mostly on military themes.

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He received his artistic instruction at the " Special School of Painting, Sculpture and Engraving", a satellite school of the

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. His primary instructor there was

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."Muñoz Cuesta, Domingo (1850-1935)",

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/ref> During the 1880s, he studied at various schools in Rome. The first works he made public were his caricatures, for ' (1876) and his drawings for ' and ''

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''. He won an award in a contest sponsored by the latter.Ossorio y Bernard, Manuel, "Muñoz (D. Domingo)", ''Galería biográfica de artistas españoles del siglo XIX'', Madrid: Imprenta de Moreno y Rojas, 1883/84 Later, he participated in exhibits at the "Sociedad La Acuarela" (watercolors),

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, and at the Hernández Galleries. He also did illustrations for the edition of '' Gil Blas de Santillana'', published by the Casa Editorial La Maravilla. He was married to the painter, María Luisa de la Riva."Notas de Arte", obituary in
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