On the second floor of the old Royal Riding Hall is a gallery of oil portraits of Portuguese royals. This was shape contrast to the avant garden Nunes’ portraits of the royals in the new museum.
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D. João IV “The Restorer” 1604-1656 (r. 1640-1656)
José de Avelar Rebelo | 17th century | Oil on canvas
8th Duke of Bragança, restored the independence of Portugal, in 1640, against the Spanish domination, and was the first King of the 4th (and final) dynasty, maried to D. Luísa de Guerrão.
D. Luísa De Gusmão, Queen of João IV (1613-1666)
José de Avelar Rebelo | 17th century | Oil on canvas
Daughter of the 8th Duke of Medina Sidónia, with spanish nacionality, married to João IV and was mother of Catarina of Bragança, Afonso VI and Pedro II.
D. Catarina De Bragança, 1638-1705
Unknown author | 17th century | Oil on canvas
Daughter of João IV and Luísa de Gusmão, sister of Afonso VI and Pedro II, was Queen of England by her marriage to Charles Il of England.
D. Afonso VI “The Virtuous”, 1643-1683 (r. 1656-1683)
Author unknown | 17th century | Oil on canvas
Son of João IV and Luísa de Gusmão, married to Maria Francisca of Savoy-Nemours, cousin of Louis XIV of France.
D. Maria Francisca De Sabóia, 1646-1683
Unknown author | 17th century | Oil on canvas
Mademoisele d’Aumale, cousin of Louis XIV of France, married to Afonso VI, and later to his brother Pedro II.
D. Pedro II “The Pacific”, 1648-1706 (r. 1683-1706)
António de Sousa (original) | replica 1945 | Oil on canvas
Son of João IV and Luísa de Gusmão, he married Maria Francisca of Savoy-Nemours and later Sofia of Neuburg. Modern réplica of an oil painting by António de Sousa, belonging to the National Palace of Sintra, ordered by the National Coach Museum in 1945 to complete the Portrait Gallery.
D. Maria Sofia de Neuburgo, 1666-1699
Unknown author | 17th century | Oil on canvas
Daughter of Philipe William of Neuburg, Palatin Elector for the Rhine, was the second wife of Pedro Il and mother of João V.
D. João V “The Magnanimous”, 1689-1750 (r. 1706-1750)
Carlos António Leoni | 18th century | Oil on canvas
Son of Pedro II, married to Maria Ana, sister of Emperor Joseph I of Áustria.
D. Maria Ana de Áustria, 1683-1754
Author unknown | 18th century | Oil on canvas
Daughter of Emperor Leopold I, and sister of Emperor Joseph I of Austria, married to João V and was mother of José I.
D. José I “The Reformer”, 1714-1777 (r. 1750-1777)
Francisco José Aparício | 18th century | Oil on canvas
Son of João V, married to Mariana Vitória, daughter of Philipe V of Spain.
D. Mariana Vitória, 1718-1781
Unknown author | 18th century | Oil on canvas
Daughter of Philip V of Spain, married to José I and was mother of Maria I
D. Maria Bárbara, 1711-1757
Unknown author | 18th century | Oil on canvas
Daughter of João V and Maria Ana, was Queen of Spain by her marriage to Ferdinand Vl. of Spain.
D. José, 1761-1788
Unknown author | 18th century | Oil on canvas
First-born son of Maria I, married his aunt Maria Francisca Benedita. He died without ascending to the throne.
D. Maria I “The Pious”, 1734-1816 (r. 1777-1816)
Giuseppe Troni | 18th century | Oil on canvas
The oldest of the four daughters of King José I and his wife Mariana Vitoria, she married her uncle Pedro and was the mother of King João VI.
D. Maria Francisca Benedita, 1746-1829
Jean Baptiste Debret | 19th century | Oil on canvas
Daughter of José I and sister of Maria I, married to her nephew Prince José, who died young.
D. Pedro IV “The Soldier King”, 1798-1834 (r. 1826)
Simpson | 19th century | Oil on canvas
Son of João Vi, he married Leopoldina, daughter of Emperor Francis of Austria, and a second time to Amélia of Leuchtenberg. He was Emperor of Brazil and King of Portugal.
D. Miguel “The Traditionalist”, 1802-1866 (r. 1828-1834)
João Baptista Ribeiro | 19th century | Oil on canvas
Son of João VI, had a brief reign. He married Princess Adelaide of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort when he was already in exile.
D. Maria II “The Educator”, 1819-1853 (r. 1826-1853)
Simpson | 19th century | Oil on canvas
Daughter of Pedro IV, married to Prince Augusto of Leuchtenberg and a second time to Prince Fernando of Saxe Coburg Gota. She was mother of Pedro V and Luís I.
D. Fernando II, 1816-1885
Manuel Ma Bordalo Pinheiro | 1856 | Oil on Canvas
Prince Consort. Was second husband of Maria II, he was the father of Pedro V and Luis I.
Princess Maria Amélia, 1831-1853
Unknown author | 19th century | Oil on canvas
Daughter of Pedro IV and his second wife Amelia de Leuchtenberg. She was Princess of Brasil.
D. Pedro V “The Hopeful”, 1837-1861 (r. 1853-1861)
M. Mª Bordalo Pinheiro, copy of original of Winterhalter | 1855 (original 1854) | Oil on canvas
Son of Maria II, married to Princess Estefânia Hohenzoller-Sigmaringen. He died at the age of 24, without children.
D. Luís I “The Popular”, 1838-1889 (r. 1861-1881)
Unknown author | 19th century | Oil on canvas
Second son of Maria II and brother of Pedro V, married to Queen Maria Pia of Savoy, daughter of Vittorio Emanuel, King of Piedmont and Italy. He was de father of Carlos I.
About National Coach Museum
The National Coach Museum houses one of the most important collections of horse drawn carriages in the world, making this a highly recommended place to visit.
On May 23, 1905, by the initiative of Queen Amelia of Orleães and Bragança, wife of King Carlos I, the Royal Coach Museum was inaugurated in the Old Riding Arena.
When the Republic was established in 1910, the Museum was renamed National Coach Museum (Museu Nacional dos Coches).
This museum houses an important horse-drawn carriage collection of vehicles are from the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth century.
The museum was formerly housed in the Royal Riding Hall of Belém, the former home of the Portuguese School of Equestrian Art, known as the Picadeiro Real. The Picadeiro Real is part of the larger Belém Palace complex, formerly a Royal Palace, which is now the official residence of the President of Portugal.
In the Royal Riding Arena it is still possible to see some vehicles, oil paintings of the monarchs of the Bragança dynasty and a set of saddles and harnesses related to the Equestrian Art.
The new museum building was inaugurated on May 23, 2015. The horse-drawn vehicles belonging to royal palaces of the Crown, the Church and various noble houses are exhibited in chronological order revealing the different models used, their characteristics and evolution from the 16th century until the end of the 19th century.
Opening Hours:
Tuesday through Sunday: 10am to 6pm. Mondays: closed.
Closed: January 1st, May 1st, Easter Sunday, June 13th, 24th and 25th December.
Visited Aug 2023
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