Antonio Ponz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ponz and the second or maternal family name is Piquer.

Antonio Ponz Piquer (1725 – 4 December 1792) was a Spanish painter.

He was born at Bejís in the province of Castellón. He was a pupil of Antonio Richarte at Valencia, then in 1746 moved to Madrid, where he studied for five years. He then went to Rome, but soon returned to help in repainting and compilation of the artworks at El Escorial. In 1771 he made a journey through Spain. In 1776 he was appointed secretary of the Royal Academy of San Fernando. He was a member of many of the art academies in the Peninsula. He wrote Comentarios de la Pintura and several other works.

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