José de Madrazo y Agudo (1781–1859): A Spanish Neoclassical Painter

José de Madrazo y Agudo (1781-1859) - A Spanish Neoclassical painter.

José Sotero de Madrazo y Agudo (22 April 1781 – 8 May 1859) was a Spanish painter and engraver; one of the primary exponents of the Neoclassical style in Spain. He was the patriarch of a family of artists that included his sons Federico and Luis; and his grandsons, Raimundo and Ricardo.