Francisco Maura y Montaner

Palma 1857 - Hondarribia (Gipuzkoa) 1931

By: Julián Gállego Serrano, María José Alonso

Francisco Maura was the brother of the engraver Bartolomé Maura and the politician Antonio Maura. He studied at the Higher School of Painting and Engraving in Madrid, where he specialised in portraits and landscapes. He travelled to Rome on a scholarship from the Provincial Council of the Balearic Islands and the State, presenting his works at various National Exhibitions of Fine Arts, including those of 1890 and 1892, where he was awarded the medal for second place. He also won some important prizes.