(b Bones, Asturias, 1804; d Madrid, 1884). Spanish sculptor. In 1826 he entered the Academia de Bellas Artes de S Fernando, Madrid, of which he was made a member, and some years later became second Escultor de Cámara. Among his most memorable work is the statue of Queen Isabella (of Castile and León), for which he was awarded a gold medal in 1841 by the Liceo, Madrid. Also for this institution he carved a relief of Charles V Visiting Francis I in the Lujanes Tower. His figure of Patriotism is the most successful part of the obelisk erected at the Plaza de la Lealtad in Madrid and dedicated to the popular uprising of 1808, the Heroes of 2 May. Perez Valle’s most interesting works, however, were his portraits of leading contemporary figures (1847–57). Several of these, cast in bronze, are in the Museo del Ejército, Madrid. The figures are depicted with attention to detail, giving them an authentic likeness. His royal portraits include an outstanding bust of the very young Isabella II (1847; Madrid, Pal. Real), one of the most attractive ever made of her. However, his most distinguished portrait is the full-length statue of the King Consort, Francisco de Asís (1849), a pair with that of José Piquer y Duart’s Queen Isabella II (both Madrid, Bib. N., foyer). In these portraits Perez Valle shows great skill; the result is dignified, but not without an element of theatricality.