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| Title | Catherine of Braganza | |
| Collection | University of Edinburgh Fine Art Collection | |
| Artist | After Stoop, Dirck (Dutch painter, ca.1618-1681) | |
| Date Earliest | 1660 | |
| Date Latest | about 1690 | |
| Description | Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705) was the daughter of the Duke of Braganza and Queen consort of Charles II. She remained in England until 1693, seven years after the King's death, then returned to Portugal where she died in 1705. This portrait is after a painting by Dirk Stoop painted in 1660 or 1661, a year or two before her marriage to Charles II. | |
| Current Accession Number | EU 922 | |
| Inscription | front ur 'C. RA.' | |
| Subject | portrait (Catherine of Braganza) | |
| Measurements | 72 x 61 cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Given to the University of Edinburgh by Provost Prince's Lady 1689 (or by Sir Robert Sibbald a few years later). | |
| Publications | Talbot Rice, D. (ed.), The University Portraits, Edinburgh, 1957, cat. no. 24. | |
| Notes | This was part of an 'extensive presentation [...] made in 1689 by the wife of Provost Prince (Sir Magnus Prince), §for the ornamentation of the library§ [...] Soon after, nine other portraits were presented by Sir Robert Sibbald, botanist and physician (1641 - 1722).' (Talbot Rice, D. (ed.), The University Portraits, Edinburgh University Press, 1957, p. 11). | |
| Rights Owner | University of Edinburgh Fine Art Collection | |
| Author | Dr Patricia Smyth | |