Person portrait painter teacher
Joaquim Leonardo da Rocha
1756–1821
portrait painter · teacher
Portuguese portrait painter (born 1756), son of the painter Manuel Joaquim da Rocha. He came to Madeira in 1807 fleeing the French invasion, taught the royal drawing and painting class from 1810, left several canvases on the island and died in Funchal after 1821.
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- António Augusto de Aguiar Industrial School — Painter who came to Madeira in 1807 fleeing the French invasion and taught the royal drawing and painting class from 1810.
