Article Nº 3056 Artist or musician Vol. III · p. 286

Quadra (Dom Manuel de la)

Original title: Quadra (D. Manuel de la)

Artist or musician

Spanish-born portrait painter (1835–1903) who taught at Funchal's Escola Industrial from 1897 and left several oil portraits on the island.

He was born in Spain in 1835 and died in Funchal on 3 April 1903. From 1897 until his death he served as a contracted teacher at our Escola Industrial. He was a distinguished portrait painter, and several oil paintings from his brush survive on this island.

People mentioned

D. Manuel de la Quadra 1835–1903

Places mentioned

Funchal
Spain

Chronology

1835 Manuel de la Quadra was born in Spain.
1897–1903 D. Manuel de la Quadra taught as a contracted teacher at the Escola Industrial in Funchal.
3 April 1903 The teacher Manuel de la Quadra (Cuadra) died in Funchal.