Rogelio de Egusquiza (1845-1915), Rogelio de Egusquiza (1845-1915) A gentleman of the company with order

Oil On canvas 55 x 46 cm

Rogelio de Egusquiza y Barrena was a Spanish painter, He studied in Madrid and with Léon Bonnat at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1868, after travelling and participating several times in the National Exhibition of Fine Arts, he returned to Paris and settled there.
From 2013 to 2014, in celebration of Wagner's 200th birthday, the Museo del Prado presented an exhibition of Egusquiza's works called "El Mal se desvanece" (Evil fades), which included several portraits of classical literary figures as well as his Wagnerian works. Oil On canvas 55 x 46 cm