Prilidiano Pueyrredon (1923 - 1870) was an Argentine painter, architect and engineer. He was born in Buenos, Argentina. He moved to Europe with his family in 1935 and completed his education in Paris, France. He spent 3 years in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil before moving back to Paris to study engineering. Pueyrredon painted everyday themes in a romantic style of realism known as costumbrismo. He painted portraits of Argentine aristocrats. He was the first Argentine artist to paint nude figures and one of the first to paint gauchos. While best-known as a painter, Pueyrredon left his mark on the city of Buenos Aires as both an architect and engineer. He designed Plaza de la Victoria and worked on the restoration of many Buenos Aires monuments.