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Manuel Salvador Carmona (20 May 1734 – 15 October 1820) was a Spanish engraver, designer and illustrator. Two of his brothers were also artists:José Salvador Carmona [es], a sculptor, andJuan Antonio Salvador Carmona, also an engraver.
Carmona was born inNava del Rey. His first studies were with his uncle, the sculptorLuis Salvador Carmona, at theReal Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. Later, he studied in París, learning theburin technique fromNicolas-Gabriel Dupuis and becoming married to Marguerite Legrand. In 1759, he became an assistant at theAcadémie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture. Two years later, he was admitted as a member and received the right to style himself "Engraver to the King".
In 1762, with his reputation at its height, he returned to Madrid, presenting himself at the Academia with a request to be named "honorary director". This was not granted but, in 1764, he was named an Academician of Merit and, in 1777, upon the death ofJuan Bernabé Palomino, he became Director of Engraving. The following year, having become a widower, he married the artistAnna Maria Mengs, daughter of thecourt painter,Anton Raphael Mengs. In 1783, he became the court engraver. He died inMadrid.
He also served as a teacher. Among his notable students were his brother, Juan Antonio,José Gómez de Navia,Manuel Alegre [es],Luis Fernández Noseret andFernando Selma. A few decades after his death, he was largely forgotten.
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