Catherine of Braganza

Engraver William Faithorne the Elder British
 After Dirck Stoop Dutch
 Sitter Queen Catherine of Braganza Portuguese

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Faithorned based this print on a portrait that Dirk Stoop painted of the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganaza in 1661 as her marriage to King Charles II was being negotiated--the painting was then sent to England. Catherine wears a dress of Portuguese fashion with a wide flat lace collar and wide skirts. She arrived in Portsmouth on May 13, 1662 and the marriage took place on May 21. Faithorne's engraving was made around this time to satisfy English curiosity about Catherine's appearance.

Catherine of Braganza, William Faithorne the Elder (British, London ca. 1620–1691 London), Engraving; second state of three

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