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The Windsor Beauties are a set of portrait paintings, still in the Royal Collection, by Sir Peter Lely and his workshop, produced in the early to mid-1660s, that depict ladies of the court of King Charles II, some of whom were his mistresses. [1] [2] The name stems from the original location of the collection, which was at Windsor Castle.
Jane Myddelton or Middleton (née Needham; 1645–1692), was a reputed English beauty of the Restoration period, one of the Windsor Beauties. Thomas Seccombe in the Dictionary of National Biography described celebrated portraits as "representing a soft and slightly torpid type of blonde loveliness, with voluptuous figure, full lips, auburn hair, and dark hazel eyes".
The Hampton Court Beauties are a series of eight portraits by Sir Godfrey Kneller, commissioned by Queen Mary II, [1] depicting the most glamorous ladies from her court. They adorn the state rooms of King William III at Hampton Court Palace .
Margaret, Lady Denham (c. 1642 – January 1667), formerly the Honourable Margaret Brooke, was an English courtier during the reign of King Charles II of England and was one of the "Windsor Beauties" painted by Sir Peter Lely. [1] She was a mistress of the future King James II of England.
Frances Teresa Stewart, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox (8 July 1647 [1] – 15 October 1702) was a prominent member of the Court of the Restoration and famous for refusing to become a mistress of Charles II of England.
The video clip for "Runaway" was also featured as a Ripe Clip of the Week on national music television channel Channel [V]. In the video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles (2008) one of his songs makes an appearance which is the song is In The Wild. In December 2009 the band relocated to Berlin, Germany to continue writing their third full-length ...
Godfrey Kneller's painting of Frances Whitmore in the Hampton Court Beauties series. Frances Myddleton, Lady Myddleton née Whitmore (1666–1695) was a British courtier. . Frances was one of the Hampton Court Beauties painted by Sir Godfrey Kneller for Queen M
In early 2014, Young revealed the album artwork for his single, "Beautiful Times", through his Instagram account. [2] [3] On April 4, 2014, Owl City released a teaser for "Beautiful Times". [4] Written and produced by Young, the track runs at 136 BPM and is in the key of A major. [5] The song has been described as an "upbeat" track. [6]