Catherine of Braganza
(1638-1705), Queen of Charles IISitter associated with 64 portraits
The Roman Catholic queen of Charles II and daughter of John, Duke of Braganza, later King of Portugal. Catherine came to England in 1662, bringing a dowry of Tangier, Bombay and £300,000. Shy, solemn and pious, she was regarded as unsophisticated and plain. Catherine became devoted to Charles, but her inability to provide him with an heir, and his many infidelities, caused her great unhappiness. However, he resisted pressure to divorce her, and seems to have felt genuine affection for her.
published by John Player & Sons, after a portrait attributed to the studio of Jacob Huysmans
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1935
NPG D48142
by N. Bylli
engraving
NPG D19991
by Isaac Beckett, published by John Smith
mezzotint, 1681-1688
NPG D19965
published by John Smith, after Jacob Huysmans
mezzotint, circa 1683-1729 (circa 1664)
NPG D19915
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