A work by Agustín Querol, it is dedicated to Francisco de Quevedo, distinguished writer of the Baroque era.

A work by Agustín Querol, it was unveiled at its original location in the Plaza de Alonso Martínez [es] on 5 June 1902 (the ceremony had been delayed several times by bad weather)[1] as part of a series of inaugurations of outdoor sculptures in Madrid on the occasion of the celebrations for the coming of age of King Alfonso XIII,[1] featuring several notable figures such as—aside from Quevedo—Agustín Argüelles, Lope de Vega, Juan Bravo Murillo, Eloy Gonzalo [es] and Goya.

[4][5] He is wearing his staple Pince-nez (called quevedos in Spanish after him) and the cross of Saint James on his chest.

[4] Four allegorical sculptures representing Satyre, Poetry, Prose and History embrace the limestone plinth.

[4] "A don Francisco de Quevedo, en piedra"—a poem authored by José Ángel Valente part of Poemas a Lázaro—is dedicated to the statue.