Un coleccionista desconocido en la corte de Alfonso XII: el marqués de Campo (1814-1889).

Abstract

Jose Campo Perez was a very influential figure in the city of Valencia in the nineteenth century, as well as in the rest of Spain and even beyond its borders. Having been the Mayor of Valencia he became a senator in Madrid, and was appointed Marquis by Alfonso XII, in thanks for his work in suport of Alfonso’s accession to the throne. His character as a businessman, banker and politician is complemented by his role, unknown until now, as a philanthropist, architectural promoter, patron of the arts and art collector. Over decades, he gathered a large collection of paintings, sculptures, reliefs, tapestries and other valuables objects, which on his death were dispersed and partially lost, with the odd exception. This paper presents an introduction to this distinguished personality and his activity as an art collector.