Francisco Sans Cabot

He attending the Escola de la Llotja from 1850 to 1855, where he originally studied silversmithing (following the wishes of his family) but decided to pursue painting instead.

[2] In 1858, he won a medal at an exhibition in Rome for his portrayal of Francisco de Quevedo seeing Martin Luther in Hell.

In 1865, he returned to Spain and was commissioned by the Diputació de Barcelona (a local government agency) to portray General Juan Prim in battle during the Hispano-Moroccan War.

However, shortly after the founding of the First Spanish Republic, he was appointed Director of the Museo del Prado, succeeding Antonio Gisbert, who had resigned because of his opposition to the new government.

In 1881, he received what would be his last major commission from the University of Barcelona to portray King Alfonso XII dressed in the uniform of the Order of the Golden Fleece.