ALVAREZ, DON JOSE (1768-1827), Spanish sculptor, was born at Priego, in the province of Cordova, in 1768, the son of a stonemason. His full name was Jose Alvarez de Pereira y Cubero. In I 799 he obtained from Charles IV. a pension of 12,000 reals to enable him to visit Paris and Rome. In Paris he executed in 1804 a statue of Ganymede which is now in the sculpture gallery of the Prado, Madrid. Shortly afterwards he left Paris for Rome, where he remained till within a year of his death. His son, Don Jose Alvarez y Bougel (1805-29) also distinguished himself as a sculptor and a painter in his short life. One of the most successful works of the elder Alvarez was a group representing Antilochus and Memnon, now in the museum of Madrid. He also modelled portrait busts of Ferdinand VII., Rossini, and the duchess of Alba, which are remarkable for their vigour and fidelity.