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Since 1802 the Liria Palace has been in the possession of the Fitz-James Stuart family, who are descended in an unbroken male line from the 1st Duke of Berwick, an illegitimate son of King James II and VII. The palace houses the magnificent private art collection of the Fitz-James Stuart family which includes a number of portraits of the Royal Family, as well as portraits of the Fitz-James Stuart family.
Among the royal portraits of ones of Queen Mary I and II (commonly called Mary, Queen of Scots) and King Charles I. There is a portrait of King James II and VII ascribed to the school of Sir Peter Lely. 1 There are two portraits of King James III and VIII. 2
James III and VIII, by David
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Charles, Prince of Wales, by Dupra
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Charles, Prince of Wales, by Parrocel
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James Fitzjames, 1st Duke of Berwick
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James Fitzjames, 1st Duke of Berwick
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Honora de Burgh, Duchess of Berwick, by Kneller
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María del Rosario Falcó y Osorio, Duchess of Berwick, by Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
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Notes
1 The portrait measures 216 cm x 167 cm. Lely was born in 1618 in Soest, then ruled by the Elector of Brandenburg; he died in 1680 in Westminster. In 1661 he was appointed Principal Painter in Ordinary to King Charles II, an office he continued to hold under King James II and VII. He produced numerous portraits for the Royal Family and the court.
2 The first of these portraits measures 134 cm x 95 cm; James is shown with a crown, a visor and a plume. The second of these portraits measures 78 cm x 61 cm.
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