Historical context
Dated 1856, this portrait is by Manuel Maria Bordalo Pinheiro (1815–1880), a nineteenth-century Portuguese painter.
Description
Half-length portrait of King Fernando II, shown in three-quarter view, turned to the right. He wears the uniform of the Generalissimo, displaying the sash and insignia of the Portuguese Military Orders and the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. He has a beard and moustache, with his hair parted to one side.