▁and ▁made ▁several ▁vis its ▁to ▁T usc any . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 9 , ▁he ▁presented ▁several ▁works ▁at ▁a ▁major ▁exhibition ▁in ▁Florence . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁he ▁settled ▁in ▁Madrid ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁an ▁Academ ician ▁at ▁the ▁Real ▁Academia ▁de ▁Bell as ▁Ar tes ▁de ▁San ▁Fernando . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁together ▁with ▁Feder ico ▁de ▁Mad ra zo ▁and ▁the ▁writer ▁Eugen io ▁de ▁O cho a , ▁he ▁founded ▁a ▁short - l ived ▁art istic ▁journal ▁called ▁El ▁Ren ac imiento '' ▁( The ▁Renaissance ). ▁Later , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁an ▁honor ary ▁court ▁painter ▁by ▁Queen ▁Isabel ▁II ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁a ▁Professor ▁of ▁Draw ing ▁at ▁the ▁" E sc uela ▁Super ior ▁de ▁P int ura , ▁Esc ult ura ▁y ▁Grab ado ". ▁▁ ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁showing ▁at ▁the ▁Ex position ▁Univers elle ▁( 1 8 5 5 ) ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁regular ▁particip ant ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Ex hib ition ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁after ▁ 1 8 7 0 ; ▁occasionally ▁serving ▁on ▁the ▁j ury . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Grand ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Isabel la ▁the ▁Catholic . ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁painted ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁gen res , ▁he ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁portrait ist ▁and ▁was ▁very ▁popular ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁b our ge ois ie ▁for ▁his ▁simple