Elizabeth II and her General Staff on horseback, Charles Porion, circa 1862

This large format group portrait is an ideal representation of the general staff of the spanish army. In the center of the composition, queen isabel ii of spain, dressed in the uniform of a captain general, leads the cavalcade accompanied by her husband francisco de asís de borbón y borbón dos sicilias, also dressed as a captain general, and by francisco de paula, infante of spain. Accompanying the young queen, porion portrays some of the soldiers who intervened in the end of the government of isabel ii: narváez, o'donell and prim who appear prominently along with other generals who had already died at the time the work was carried out, such as diego de león and palafox. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1862. Dimensions: height: 227 cm (89.3 in) ; width: 393 cm (12.8 ft). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Museo del Prado. Isabel II y su Estado Mayor, a caballo