Isabel II

The portrait of Isabel II was painted by Isidoro Lozano in 1848, executed in oil on canvas. According to the Wikidata record for the work, its inception is dated to 1848, and the painting measures 205.9 cm in height by 128 cm in width. The work is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado, where it is catalogued under the reference P007380.

It depicts the queen with regalia including a sceptre, crown, and glove, consistent with its function as a state portrait. No additional details regarding the original commission, patron, or successive ownership transfers are recorded in the available sources.

The portrait Isabel II by Isidoro Lozano has been part of the collection of the Museo del Prado in Madrid since its creation. The work is catalogued under the inventory number P007380 within the museum's holdings.

As of available records, the painting has been primarily housed at the Museo del Prado and has not been documented in major traveling exhibitions or loaned to other institutions for public display.

Isidoro Lozano’s 1848 portrait of Queen Isabel II, housed in the Museo del Prado, exemplifies mid-19th-century Spanish academic portraiture, blending formal regal symbolism with emerging naturalistic detail. The work’s depiction of sovereignty through regalia such as a crown and sceptre reflects contemporary political narratives of monarchy during Isabella II’s early reign, while its technical execution in oil on canvas aligns with the practices of the Royal Academy of San Fernando, where Lozano taught. Scholarship emphasizes its significance as a transitional piece bridging Neoclassical conventions and the naturalistic tendencies of later Spanish realism, situating it within broader discussions of artistic identity in post-Restoration Spain.

Isidoro Lozano’s 1848 oil portrait, titled "Isabel II," is part of the Museo del Prado’s collection. The work presents a formally dressed woman surrounded by regal objects, rendered with a realistic approach that emphasizes texture and material.