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The Countess of Chinchon (Spanish: Condesa de Chinchón) is an oil-on-canvas portrait painted  ca. 1800 by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya. It is held in the Museo del Prado, Madrid. The painting depicts María Teresa de Borbón, 15th Countess of Chinchón, who had been encouraged by Queen Maria Luisa of Parma and by opportunism to marry Manuel de Godoy, the Prime Minister, in a marriage of convenience. It does not depict the more famous Countess of Chinchón who became the namesake of the cinchona genus of trees and shrubs responsible for early modern quinine production.
quinine cinchona Francisco Goya Maria Luisa of Parma María Teresa de Borbón, 15th Countess of Chinchón Manuel de Godoy Chinchón Museo del Prado Spanish marriage of convenience Madrid