A work by Victorio Macho, it is dedicated to Benito Pérez Galdós.

An initiative of friends and admirers of the writer such as the Quintero brothers, José Francés [es], González Blanco and Emiliano Ramírez Ángel [es], in 1918 the project was entrusted to Victorio Macho, who had already carried out a study of the facial features of Galdós in the past.

[2] The sculpture represents Galdós towards the end of his life, sitting on an armchair (with arms in the form of lions), with his legs covered by a blanket.

[2][3] The monument was unveiled during an emotive ceremony on 20 January 1919, attended by Galdós himself.

[5] The work brought fame to the then young Macho and boosted his incipient career.