Historical context
Dated 1834, this portrait is by John Simpson (1782–1847), a nineteenth-century British painter.
Description
Half-length portrait of Queen Maria II, seated on a gilded throne upholstered in crimson velvet. She wears a white satin court gown, a diamond choker and a pearl diadem. The royal crown and the Constitutional Charter rest on a table beside her, with a red curtain in the background.