Raimondo or Ramón Tusquets y Maignon (Barcelona, 1837 - Rome, 11 March 1904) was an Italian-Spanish painter, known for his eclectic subjects, ranging from orientalist themes, historical compositions to genre scenes of the countryside in Campania.
[1] Tusquets was a son of a wealthy Barcelonese merchant who obligated him, in the first years of his adult life, to continue the family line of commerce.
In 1867 he sent to the National Exhibition a painting titled “El mendigo o Periódico” (The beggar or Newspaper) awarded a medal of third class.
Once in Italy, he became a close friend of the Spaniard Mariano Fortuny, who influenced him to paint orientalist themes, as well as the views of Rome and its surroundings.
He was nominated President of the International Artistic Circle of Rome and was asked to paint the official portrait of Queen Maria Cristina for the town hall of Barcelona.