Portrait_of_Benito_Pérez_Galdós
Portrait of Benito Pérez Galdós
1894 painting by Joaquín Sorolla
Portrait of Benito Pérez Galdós (Spanish: Retrato de Benito Pérez Galdós is an oil portrait painting by Joaquín Sorolla made in 1894[1] of the Spanish writer Benito Pérez Galdós at age 51.[2]
In 1973, it was acquired by the grandsons of Galdós for the Cabildo Insular de Gran Canaria.[3] In 2014, it was temporarily moved to Museo del Prado for an exhibition.[4] After the exhibition, the painting was shown to have minor damage and was restored by museum staff.[citation needed]