"portrait of the family of the 1st viscount of santarém" (1816), by domingos sequeira. The 1st viscount of santárem, joão diogo de barros leitão carvalhosa, is here depicted in a large hall with his second wife, their five children, and his younger brother, d. António roberto, archbishop of adrianopolis. The portrait hanging over the mantlepiece, a portrait within a portrait, depicts his first-born son (by his first marriage; he would be a minister of king michael i in the future) with his aunt and uncle, the viscounts of vila nova da rainha (sister and brother-in-law, respectively, of the viscount of santarém). The statuette over the table depicts king john vi, who ascended to the throne on 20 march 1816. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1816. Dimensions: height: 136 cm (53.5 in) ; width: 177 cm (69.6 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: National Museum of Ancient Art. Retrato da Família do 1.º Visconde de Santarém (1816) - Domingos Sequeira
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