"The arrival of the Portuguese Royal Family in Rio de Janeiro, 1808"
"The arrival of the Portuguese Royal Family in Rio de Janeiro, 1808"
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Oil on Linen Canvas
24 x 40 inches (61 x 101.5 cm)
Signed, lower right
Escaping from Napoleon's invasion of Portugal, the Portuguese royal family and court made their way to Brazil, arriving to an immense welcome in Rio de Janeiro on 7th March 1808. This scene is set at about midday, when the flagship's squadron appeared in the harbour mouth and the first of many gun salutes is being fired from the forts and ships lying in the harbour.
The flagship, the 84-gun Principe Real, is to the right of centre, flying the royal standard at the main masthead. To the left of this ship is fort São Joao, at the harbour mouth, firing a salute; and left again one of the other warships, either the Alfonso d'Albuquerque or the Medusa, both of 64 guns. At the extreme left is the famous 'Sugarloaf' (Pão de Açucar) mountain.
To the right of the flagship the distant view up the harbour shows the main anchorage off the Ilha das Cobras (what is now Santos-Dumont airport), with the remaining ten or so Portuguese warships and their escort of three British warships, all of which had arrived over the preceding weeks. Many small boats are out on the water to welcome the royal visitors, including, at the right a Patuche, the delightful dual-rigged Portuguese design.
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