The Maner of the Queenes Maties Landing at Portsmouth (Catherine of Braganza)

The fifth of a series of 7 prints [PAH4098-PAH4104] showing the progress of the Infanta Catherine of Braganza from Lisbon to marry Charles II in England. These were created by the Spanish court artist Dirk Stoop to commemorate her journey, and were produced with captions in various languages, including English, Portuguese and German.

This example has English and Portuguese inscriptions and shows the arrival of Catherine at Portsmouth, where she met and married Charles. A version with German inscriptions is also in the collection [ZBA6827].

Object Details

ID: PAH4101
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Stoop, Dirk
People: Braganza, Catherine of
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Platemark: 190 mm x 559 mm; Primary support: 240 mm x 582 mm; Mount: 610 mm x 838 mm