José Domínguez Bécquer

Originally very wealthy, by the 18th century they had lost their fortune and fame, but retained their noble pride.

[1] His parents were Antonio Domínguez Bécquer and María Antonia Insausti, from Lucena.

Later, José would adopt the name Bécquer, in preference to Insausti, as a way of recognizing his family's origins.

He socialized with the British painters who visited Spain, such as David Roberts and John Frederick Lewis, and many of his works were sent to England from Cádiz, with the assistance of the Consul there, John MacPherson Brackenbury (1778-1847).

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