PRINCIPAL MODELLERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS, POSSESSING THE SECRETS OF THE FABRICATION (SECRETISTAS).
- Schepers, Cayetano, first Modeller in 1759.
- Gricci, Carlos, son of Joseph Gricci, came to Spain, 1759. He appears in a list of artists employed in 1764: he died 1795.
- Gricci, Felipe, 1785. In 1802 he was first Modeller.
- Forni, Antonio, second Modeller in 1802.
SCULPTORS.
- Agreda, Esteban, born at Logroño, 1759. He obtained several prizes at the Academy of San Fernando; employed in 1797, and continued to work there in 1808.
- Avila, Ceferino de, employed 1799, and continued there in 1808.
- Avila, Juan de, 1771, and continued there in 1808.
- Bautista, Bautista de, 1759.
- Bautista, Cayetano, 1785.
- Bautista, Juan Lopez, employed from 1799 to 1808.
- Benedictis, Cayetano, 1785, 1802.
- Benincasa, Miguel, 1778, and continues to work in 1808.
- Benincasa, Vicente, 1785.
- Bergaz, Alonso, 1764.
- Bescia, Juan, 1759.
- Borbon, Geronimo, 1802
- Borbon, Genaro, 1784 and 1808.
- Caravielo, Miguel, 1785.
- Chaves, Alonso, born at Madrid in 1741. In 1760 was appointed Modeller, and in 1763 obtained a Second Prize at the Academy, and a First Prize in 1766.
- Chaves, Justo, 1785.
- Esplores, Felipe, 1759.
- Estebe, Antonio, 1778 and 1808.
- Flores, Josef, 1785.
- Forni, Pablo, 1759.
- Francholy, Angel, 1776 to 1808.
- Francholy, José, 1804 to 1808.
- Francholy, Luis, 1785.
- Frate, Carlos, 1785 to 1802.
- Frate, Josef, 1785.
- Frates, Juan, 1794 to 1808.
- Frate, Pablo, from 1759 to 1785.
- Frates, Mateo, 1797 to 1808.
- Frates, Mateo, born at Madrid in 1788. First Prize of the Academy in 1805; in 1829 was appointed Director of the China establishment at the Moncloa.
- Frates, Francisco, 1764 to 1808.
- Fumo, Basilio, in 1759 was Director of the China manufactory; in 1779 he was appointed a Member of the Academy of San Fernando; died in 1797.
- Fumo, Carlos, 1759.
- Fumo, Cayetano, 1759.
- Fumo, Joseph, 1759; died in 1799.
- Fumo, Macedonio, 1759, and continues in 1802.
- Fumo, Bernabé, 1802.
- Giorgi, Pedro Antonio de, 1759, and continues in 1785.
- Giorgi, Carlos, 1785 to 1808.
- Giorgi, Ambrosio de, 1759.
- Giorgi, Antonio, 1795 to 1808.
- Gricchi, Joseph, 1759. In 1766 was appointed Honorary Director of the
- Academy of San Fernando; died in 1769.
- Gricci, Esteban, 1759.
- Guijarro, Dionisio, 1798 to 1808.
- Llorente, Manuel, 1764 to 1785.
- Morelly, Antonio, 1759 to 1785.
- Nofri, Salvador, 1759 to 1785.
- Nofri, Justo, 1778 to 1808.
- Nofri, or Noferi, Juan, 1802.
- Ochogavia, Manuel, 1764. Born in Galicia in 1744; in 1760 won a Second Prize of Sculpture at the Academy, and in 1763 a First Prize.
- Palmerani, Domingo, 1795, 1808.
- Palmerani, Angel, 1799 to 1808.
- Penaba, Joseph, 1793 to 1808.
- Rodriguez, Antonio, 1797 to 1808.
- Sancho, Dionisio, 1788. Born at Cienpozuelos in 1762; won a Prize at the Academy in 1793; was appointed a Member of the Academy, 1796; in 1810 he went to Mexico, where he died, 1829.
- Santorum, Joseph, 1759.
- Sorrentini, Fernando, 1785 to 1808.
- Sorrentini, Rafael, 1785.
- Sorrentini, Francisco, 1802.
- Valentin, José, 1779 to 1808.
- Valentin, Miguel, 1785.
PAINTERS.
- Alonso, Francisco, 1764.
- Boltri, Genaro, 1756. Born in Naples in 1730; in 1759 he came to Madrid with Charles III.'s household, and worked at the Retiro; died in Madrid in 1788.
- Brancasio, Xavier, 1759.
- Brancacho, Domingo, 1762 to 1803.
- Branga, Ignacio de, 1800, painter of figures; he continues there in 1808.
- Camaron, Josef, 1802. Born at Segorbe in 1760; in 1776 he won a prize of painting at Valencia; he was pensioned to Rome, and appointed Painter in Ordinary to the King.
- Castillo, Fernando del, born at Madrid in 1740. He was appointed Painter at the manufactory, and worked there until his death in 1777.
- Coco, Joseph del, 1759.
- Cruz, Mariano de la, 1807, 1808.
- Domeu, Carlos, 1785.
- Donadio, Nicolas, 1759.
- Giorgi, Pedro Antonio, 1802.
- Martinez, Antonio, 1764.
- Martinez, Pedro, 1796 to 1808.
- Nani, Mariano, 1759. His wife received a pension from 1804, probably the year of his death.
- Peshorn, Jorge, 1788, and continues working in 1802.
- Provinciale, Antonio, 1759 and 1785.
- Quirós, Juan José, 1802.
- Rimini, Carlos, 1759.
- Romero, Juan Bautista, 1800. Flowers and fruit; appears in lists of 1802.
- Rubio, Joseph, 1799 to 1808.
- Semini, Francisco, 1759.
- Soriano, Joaquin, 1799. Landscape painter in 1800; continues in 1808.
- Sorrentini, Josef, 1756, probably from Capo di Monte. In 1802 he asks for a retiring pension.
- Sorrentini, Fernando, 1759.
- Sorrentini, Pablo, 1764 to 1808.
- Sorrentini, Gabriel, 1769 to 1808.
- Sorrentini, Manuel, 1785 to 1802.
- Torre, Joseph de la, 1759.
- Torre, Nicolas de la, 1759. In 1802 asks for a retiring pension.
- Torre, Raphael de la, 1759.
- Torre, Juan Bautista de la, 1759 and 1808.
- Torre, Josef de la, 1785 and 1802.
- Torre, Francisco de la, 1796 to 1808.
- Torre, Julian de la, 1802.
- Velasquez, Castor, 1807, and continued in 1808. Born in Madrid in 1768 and obtained a prize at the Academy in 1787.
VARIOUS ARTISTS EMPLOYED IN THE MANUFACTORY.
- Agreda, Manuel, Sculptor, a brother of Esteban Agreda; he superintended the making of biscuit china; born at Haro in 1773; won prizes at the Academy; and was employed at the Manufactory from 1805 to 1808.
- Bautista, Juan, employed to make porcelain flowers from 1785 to 1808.
- Bautista, Francisco, appears in 1802 as maker of porcelain flowers.
- Bautista, Sebastian, appears in 1802 as a maker of porcelain flowers.
- Chevalier, Pedro, mounter of snuff-boxes from 1759, and continued to work at the Manufactory in 1763.
- Escalera, Josef, mounter of snuff-boxes from 1781, and continued to work at the Manufactory in 1808.
- Perche, Jaime Victor, French workman brought from Paris to prepare porcelain, from 1803 to 1809.
- Vivien, French workman, brought from Paris to prepare porcelain, from 1803 to 1809.
At the same time that porcelain was made at Retiro and Alcora, other manufactories of a similar kind were established in Spain; but none of them could compete with these. The most important was established at Sargadelos, Galicia, in 1804. One of the finest specimens which have reached us of this manufactory is a large bas relief representing the massacres of the Spaniards by the French in Madrid on the 2nd of May, 1808.