Eduardo Sáenz Hermúa
Eduardo Sáenz de Hermúa Fernández (1859–1898), artistically known as Mecachis, was a Spanish cartoonist, illustrator, and playwright. He also signed works as Augusto Marnaz.
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Eduardo Sáenz Hermúa
Alejandro Larrubiera · Alejandro Larrubiera (1898-08-06). " Mecachis y sus monos ". La Revista Moderna (75). Taken from Biblioteca Virtual de Prensa Histórica (CC BY 4.0) · Public domain
- Born
- 1859. · Madrid.
- Died
- 1898. · Madrid.
- Nationality
- Spain.
- Occupation
- illustrator, caricaturist, comics artist and writer.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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Eduardo Sáenz de Hermúa Fernández (1859–1898), artistically known as Mecachis, was a Spanish cartoonist, illustrator, and playwright. He also signed works as Augusto Marnaz.
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Born in 1859 in Madrid, he studied Medicine at the Colegio San Carlos (Madrid), but he dropped out in 1879 and trained instead at the Escuela Superior de Pintura under Federico Madrazo and Luis Rivera. He worked in publications such as La Broma, Madrid Cómico, La Caricatura (which he founded in 1884 together with José Gil y Campos), La Correspondencia de España, and Blanco y Negro. Regarding his playwright credits, he authored, among others, Sol, Tila, Figaro, Mademoiselle, Pajarón, El Barbero de mi barrio, and Los Chicos. He died on 29 July 1898. • Illustration — "Hablillas" (Madrid Cómico, 1889) • Illustration — "El camelo del sultán" (B y N, 1893) • Illustration — "Lo que teme y le espera al abrirse las Cortes" (B y N, 1894)
Caricatura de Antonio Vico, publicada en la revista española Madrid Cómico.
Eduardo Sáenz Hermúa · (1885-10-24). " Nuestros actores. Antonio Vico ". Madrid Cómico (140): 1. ISSN 1695-0216.
Origen de las ranas.
Eduardo Sáenz Hermúa · (1895-01-19). " Origen de las ranas ". Blanco y Negro (194). ISSN 0006-4572.
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