Alejandro Ferrant y Fischermans learned his craft at the School of San Fernando and from Luis Ferrant, his uncle and the painter of historical scenes. He won his first prizes at a very young age in exhibitions at the Academic of Fine Arts of Cadiz in 1862, 1864 and 1866. He won a third place medal at the National Exhibition of 1864 for a portrait of his uncle the artist, and took second place in the 1867 Exhibition for Taking of a Moorish Galliot by the People of Cadiz, which had been presented at an exhibition in that city the previous year. In 1874 he was awarded a three-year grant for merit by the Academy in Rome. This was subsequently extended for a further year by Madrid City Council. He took part in the 1872 and 1878 International Exhibitions in Paris. At the latter he exhibited Interment of St Sebastián in the Cloaca Maxima, which also went on to win the first-place medal at the National Exhibition in Madrid that same year. In 1892 he again won first prize for his Cisneros, Founder of Illescas Hospital. He was appointed a member of the Academy of San Fernando in 1883 and became Director of the Museum of Modern Art. He produced works of great size, such as Sybils, Prophets and the high altar at the church of San Francisco el Grande in Madrid. He also worked on the decoration of the provincial government building in Pamplona, the courthouse in Barcelona and the palazzo of the Marquis of Linares in Madrid. In 1926 an exhibition in tribute to him was staged at the Spanish Society of Friends of Art . His sons Ángel and Alejandro went on to become skilled artists in their own right, specialising in sculpture and architecture.
Alejandro Ferrant y Fischermans learned his craft at the School of San Fernando and from Luis Ferrant, his uncle and the painter of historical scenes. He won his first prizes at a very young age in exhibitions at the Academic of Fine Arts of Cadiz in 1862, 1864 and 1866. He won a third place medal at the National Exhibition of 1864 for a portrait of his uncle the artist, and took second place in the 1867 Exhibition for Taking of a Moorish Galliot by the People of Cadiz, which had been presented at an exhibition in that city the previous year. In 1874 he was awarded a three-year grant for merit by the Academy in Rome. This was subsequently extended for a further year by Madrid City Council. He took part in the 1872 and 1878 International Exhibitions in Paris. At the latter he exhibited Interment of St Sebastián in the Cloaca Maxima, which also went on to win the first-place medal at the National Exhibition in Madrid that same year. In 1892 he again won first prize for his Cisneros, Founder of Illescas Hospital. He was appointed a member of the Academy of San Fernando in 1883 and became Director of the Museum of Modern Art. He produced works of great size, such as Sybils, Prophets and the high altar at the church of San Francisco el Grande in Madrid. He also worked on the decoration of the provincial government building in Pamplona, the courthouse in Barcelona and the palazzo of the Marquis of Linares in Madrid. In 1926 an exhibition in tribute to him was staged at the Spanish Society of Friends of Art . His sons Ángel and Alejandro went on to become skilled artists in their own right, specialising in sculpture and architecture.