Ventura de la Vega reading a play at the Teatro del Príncipe, Antonio María Esquivel

The work represents the writer and playwright ventura de la vega (1807-1865), reading one of his works before a large audience at the teatro del príncipe in the city of madrid, which is currently called the spanish theater. Object Type: painting. Date: between circa 1846 and circa 1847. Dimensions: height: 146 cm (57.4 in); width: 208 cm (81.8 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Museo del Prado. Una lectura de Ventura de la Vega (1845)