Juan Gálvez (1774, Mora - 12 December 1846, Madrid) was a Spanish artist who served as court painter for King Ferdinand VII and Director of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.

He began painting for the court of King Charles IV at the age of twenty; doing decorative work at the Casita del Príncipe and the Royal Palace of El Pardo.

In 1801, he began working in Aranjuez, painting ceilings at the Royal Palace and the Casa del Labrador.

In the early stages of hostilities in the Peninsular War, he and Fernando Brambila were invited to Zaragoza by General José de Palafox to make sketches documenting the damage suffered during the First Siege, together with the most important military encounters.

In 1816, upon the death of the Italian-born artist, Luis Japelli, he succeeded to the office of Court Painter.