Kaulak
Sign in to saveAlso known as Kàvlak, Antonio Canovas del Castillo, Antonio Canovas del Castillo y Vallejo, Antonio Cánovas del Castillo y Vallejo, Antonio Cánovas del Castillo, Vascano, Dalton Kaulak, Kavlak
Antonio Cánovas del Castillo y Vallejo, better known as Kaulak (22 December 1862 – 13 September 1933), was a Spanish photographer, art critic, editor and amateur painter. His uncle was prime minister Antonio Cánovas del Castillo, assassinated in 1897 by an anarchist, hence his use of a pseudonym; the meaning of which is unexplained, although the word appears to be of Basque origin.
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- Dalton Kaulak, autorretrato (cropped).jpg
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- date of death
- 1933-01-01
- pseudonym
- Dalton Kaulak
- date of birth
- 1862-01-01
- Commons category
- Kaulak
- Commons Creator page
- Kaulak
- birth name
- Antonio Cánovas del Castillo y Vallejo
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Works in European collections
34 objects attributed to Kaulak, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
[José Canalejas y Méndez]
[Josefina Roca]
[Enrique Borrás]
[María Guerrero]
[María Guerrero]
Palacio de la Unión y el Fenix Español en Madrid [Material gráfico]: 21 de Enero 1911
[Alfonso XIII]
S.M. el Rey D. Alfonso XIII [Material gráfico] :]augusto patrono del X Congreso Internacional de Estenografía
[Alfonso XIII]
[Interioridades de la plaza de toros] [Material gráfico]
Colección Cánovas [Material gráfico]
Colección Cánovas : Tarjetas postales artísticas.. Serie C [1ª Serie] [Material gráfico]
Colección Cánovas : Tarjetas postales artísticas.. Serie C [2ª Serie] [Material gráfico]
Cánovas Collection: Artistic Postcards.. D-series [Graphic Material]
[Segismundo Moret y Prendergast]
La fotografía moderna : manual compendiado de los conocimientos indispensables al fotógrafo
Transformación de la fotografía : conferencia leida en el Ateneo de Madrid el domingo 28 de enero de 1906
El retoque fotográfico
Rosales
[Retrato de Mercedes Pardo] [Material gráfico]
[Retrato de Mercedes Pardo] [Material gráfico]
[Portrait of Miguel Primo de Rivera y Orbaneja] [Material []
De Madrid a Londres o The interpreter in the pocket : novisimo diccionario práctico : manual de la conversación inglesa para uso de los españoles
Anna Fitziu ritratta a figura intera, in costume di scena. Ritratto femminile. Lohengrin
Anna Fitziù ritratta a figura intera, frontalmente. Ritratto femminile
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Antonio Cánovas del Castillo y Vallejo, better known as Kaulak (22 December 1862 – 13 September 1933), was a Spanish photographer, art critic, editor and amateur painter. His uncle was prime minister Antonio Cánovas del Castillo, assassinated in 1897 by an anarchist, hence his use of a pseudonym; the meaning of which is unexplained, although the word appears to be of Basque origin.
== Biography == He was originally a lawyer, and held several public offices before deciding to devote himself to photography. This included high positions in the ministries of Interior and Justice, as well as holding a seat in the Cortes (legislature), representing the constituency of Cieza, in the early 1890s. He also served for a brief period as Civil Governor of the province of Málaga. During this time, he wrote art criticism for the illustrated version of '', and studied painting under the tutelage of Carlos de Haes; signing his works as "Vascano".