Francesc Torrescassana

From 1859 to 1865, he attended the Escola de la Llotja in Barcelona, where he studied with Ramón Martí Alsina, and had his first showing in 1864 at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts.

Two years later, he travelled to the Suez Canal, to attend the opening ceremonies and paint the first Spanish ship to cross through.

[1] He was a regular exhibitor at the Sala Parés and, from 1891, the Exposición General de Bellas Artes en Barcelona.

[2] Although his initial presentation was well-received, the large history painting he featured at the exposition of 1894 was criticized for being overambitious and unnatural.

[3] In 1910, he was elected vice-president of the board of directors at the Reial Cercle Artístic de Barcelona [ca], and placed in charge of organizing the Catalonian contribution to the Exposición Internacional del Centenario in Buenos Aires.