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1773–1823 · Wirkungsort

Madrid

1795

Director of Painting at the Academy

He was elected Director of Painting at the Academy of San Fernando with a salary of 4,000 reales; that same year he painted portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Alba.

January – May 1796

Journey to Andalusia and the Sanlúcar Album

He traveled to Andalusia with the royal court; in May he stayed at the Alba family palace in Sanlúcar, where the Sanlúcar Album with his first studies from life came into being.

1799

Publication of "Los Caprichos"

The series of 80 etchings "Los Caprichos" was published and sold in a perfume shop on the Calle del Desengaño; owing to the intervention of the Inquisition, only 27 sets were sold.

31 October 1799

First Court Painter

He was appointed First Court Painter with a salary of 50,000 reales a year — the highest rank for a Spanish court painter.