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{{Infobox artist
| name        = Miguel António do Amaral
| image       = Rainha D. Maria I, séc. XVIII.jpg
| caption     = ''Queen D. [[Maria I of Portugal]]''; 1777
| birth_date  = 1710
| death_date  = 1780
| nationality = [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]]
| patrons     = [[Joseph I of Portugal]] <br> [[Maria I of Portugal]] <br> [[José, Prince of Brazil]]
}}
'''Miguel António do Amaral''' ([[Lisbon]]; 1710 – [[Lisbon]]; 1780) was a Portuguese [[court painter]] to the [[House of Braganza]], progressing in the years from the household of [[Joseph I of Portugal]] to that of [[Maria I of Portugal]] and finally to the household of [[José, Prince of Brazil]].
== 1773 Commission ==
In 1773, Amaral was commissioned by [[Joseph I of Portugal]] to make two sets of portraits featuring the King and his wife, [[Mariana Victoria of Spain]]. After the completion of his grandfather's set of portraits in mid-1773, [[José, Prince of Brazil|José, Prince of Beira]] ordered a similar commission by Amaral. However, he also asked for a second portrait of José, for his mother, [[Maria I of Portugal]]. These works would gain Amaral incredible fame throughout Portugal and Europe as an able portrait painter, having done five incredibly detailed and large portraits in one year.
{{multiple image|align=center|image2=Portrait of Joseph Emanuel, King of Portugal (1773) - Miguel António do Amaral.png|image1=Mariana Vitória de Portugal.jpg|image4=D. José, Príncipe da Beira e do Brasil.jpg|image3=D. Maria Francisca Benedita, Princesa da Beira e do Brasil.jpg|image5=D. Jose, Principe do Brasil.jpg|width2=142|width1=148|width4=135|width3=136|width5=177|footer= [[Mariana Victoria of Spain]], [[Joseph I of Portugal]], [[Infanta Benedita of Portugal|Maria Benedita, Princess of Beira, Duchess of Barcelos]], [[José, Prince of Brazil|José, Prince of Beira, Duke of Barcelos]]}}
== References ==
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*[http://museudohospital.wordpress.com/historia-e-patrimonio/o-museu-espacos-museologicos/ Museu do Hospital e das Caldas]
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