Bartolomé Maura y Montaner: A Master of Spanish Portraiture and Engraving Bartolomé Maura y Montaner, born in Palma de Mallorca in 1844 and passing away in Madrid in 1926, stands as a towering figure in late 19th-century Spanish art. More than simply an engraver, he was a meticulous craftsman, a skilled painter, and a dedicated public servant – a Comendador of the Order of Isabel the Catholic, Artistic Director of the National Mint an…