Juan de Barroeta

Juan de Barroeta y Anguisolea (10 October 1835 – 10 April 1906) was a Spanish painter of Basque ancestry; best known for his portraits.

After a second failed effort in 1859, he returned to Bilbao, where he quickly established himself as a popular portrait artist; winning commissions from many notable members of the Basque community.

[2] He also provided illustrations for several periodicals, including La Ilustración Española y Americana, as well as doing the posters and set decorations for productions of the operas Faust and Roberto Devereux.

[1] He was active in liberal politics and fought to defend his hometown in the Siege of Bilbao, during the Third Carlist War.

In 1875, however, he still agreed to paint a portrait of King Alfonso XII on behalf of the "Diputación Foral de Vizcaya [es]".