Catharina of Braganza, Infanta of Portugal

Václav Hollar - engraver, Dirck Stoop - inventor

Václav Hollar - engraver, Dirck Stoop - inventor - Catharina of Braganza, Infanta of Portugal
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In 1661, King Charles II married Catherine of Braganza, Infanta of Portugal. Charles probably did not find his wife (who was eight-years his junior) particularly charming, but according to an account in the Diary of Samuel Pepys, she „had a good, modest, and innocent look“. The king was rumoured to have married her „for Bombay, Tangier and a great sum of money“. The grand church wedding took place one year after the king’s coronation (the wedding contract was signed shortly after, in June 1661). Catherine was a just and intelligent woman, but the marriage did not bring her happiness. Although Charles did not die without offspring, Catherine failed to produce the much-coveted heir to the throne.
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measurements: height 238 mm
width 182 mm
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material: paper
technique: etching (state II)
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inventory number: R 85935
gallery collection: Collection of Prints and Drawings

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