Bernardo Blanco y Pérez: A Chronicle of Spanish Portraiture and Historical Detail Born in Madrid in 1828, Bernardo Blanco y Pérez emerged as a significant figure within the artistic landscape of 19th-century Spain. His career, tragically cut short at the age of 48, spanned drawing, lithography, and painting, leaving behind a legacy primarily defined by his meticulous historical portraits and detailed depictions of Spanish royalty and…