Infanta Margarita Teresa (1651-1673)

The painting forms part of the exhibition history associated with Velázquez, situating it within the broader context of Habsburg court portraiture.

The painting is a portrait of Margaret Theresa of Spain, the young Spanish infanta who is its sole subject and main focus. As a court portrait, it belongs to the genre of royal imagery produced for the Spanish Habsburg court, presenting the sitter in a formal, dignified manner appropriate to her rank.

The work is based on an earlier portrait of the infanta by Diego Velázquez, known as Infanta Margarita Teresa in a Pink Dress, indicating that the composition was conceived within the visual tradition established by Velázquez's depictions of the young royal. The painting forms part of the exhibition history associated with Velázquez, situating it within the broader context of Habsburg court portraiture.

Held in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, the portrait contributes to the museum's holdings of Spanish royal imagery, where Margaret Theresa of Spain is represented as a member of the Spanish royal family.