Pasqual Pere Moles

In 1762, became an engraver for the Junta de Comercio [ca], and participated in creating engravings for the Máscara Real (Royal Mask, 1764), a theatrical event in 1759 that celebrated the arrival of King Charles III and his wife, Maria Amalia of Saxony, in Barcelona.

Thanks to a pension granted by the Junta, he was able to improve his skills by studying in Paris with Nicolas-Gabriel Dupuis and Charles-Nicolas Cochin, from 1766 to 1774.

As Director, he was an advocate of the academic approach of Anton Raphael Mengs, and was opposed to the traditional method of teaching art as a profession.

After 1779, he devoted much time and effort contributing to illustrations for the Memorias históricas by Antonio de Capmany.

[2] After a brief period of mental instability, which received only passing notice from his associates, he committed suicide by throwing himself from one of the school's windows.