Henrietta Maria of France along with her sisters, in riding, dancing, and singing, and took part in French court plays. Although tutored in reading and writing, she was not known for her academic skills; the princess was heavily influenced by the Carmelites at French court. By 1622, Henrietta Maria was living in Paris with a household of some 200 staff, and marriage plans were being discussed. Henrietta Maria first met her future husband in Paris, in 1623, while he was travelling to Spain with the Duke of Buckingham to discuss a possible marriage with the Infanta Maria Anna of Spain – Charles first saw
Portrait of Queen Henrietta Maria, as St Catherine the programme by Dr Christopher Brown, director of the Ashmolean Museum and an authority on van Dyck. Following the programme, the restored portrait went on display in the Banqueting House, Whitehall, where Henrietta once lived. Portrait of Queen Henrietta Maria, as St Catherine Portrait of Queen Henrietta Maria, as St Catherine is a painting by Sir Anthony van Dyck. The portrait of Queen Henrietta Maria, as St. Catherine of Alexandria was painted by van Dyck around 1639. She is depicted in a red dress, wearing a coronet and holding a wheel representing the wheel used to torture St Catherine of