oil on canvas 40 x 35 cm framed measurements 60 x 50 cm He was born in Madrid on November 6 1807 His mother Maria Nieto died when the child was still small and in 1817 Father Valentin remarried the young Micaela Bertrandi Both of them from a modest situation facilitated his studies and in return he always lived with them and helped them A municipal plaque in Plaza de San Ildefonso No 4 indicates that he had his studio there It was his home where he died of tuberculosis on June 30 1845 at only 37 years old Bibliography MARTiNMATEo Albina Some traditional drawings from Alenza from the Lazaro Galdiano Museum Villa de Madrid Magazine Madrid 1976 no 5051 pp 2125 oSSoRIo and BERNARD Manuel Biographical gallery of Spanish artists of the 19th century Madrid 1868 Biography of Don Leonardo Alenza El Renacimiento April 18 1847