Bernardo López Piquer

Bernardo López Piquer (20 August 1799, Valencia – 1 August 1874, Madrid) was a Spanish portrait painter; noted especially for his pastels.

His father was the portrait painter, Vicente López Portaña.

[1] After 1844, he held the position of Director of Studies at the Real Academia.

He served as President of the Painting Section from 1845 until his death.

From 1843, he was a court painter for Isabel II and was the "Primer Pintor" from 1858 to 1868, when he was dismissed following the Glorious Revolution.