Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Vicente LÃ pez y PortaÃ a ( September 19 , 1772 , Valencia , Spain -- July 22 , 1850 , Madrid , Spain ) was a Spanish painter , considered the best portrait painter of his time .
Simplified: Vicente LÃ pez y PortaÃ a ( September 19 , 1772 , Valencia , Spain â `` July 22 , 1850 , Madrid , Spain ) was a Spanish painter .