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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".
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.
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 .
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. For her great beauty she was known as La Belle Stuart and served as the model for an idealised, female Britannia.
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 Mary II. She was styled Dame Frances Myddelton.
Their sole full-length album, The Seven Year Itch, was produced by Kat Bjelland of Babes in Toyland and Katastrophy Wife and Gavin Monaghan. Angelica ended the year by headlining the Lancaster Music Co-op benefit weekend. The band played in September 2002 at the Lancaster venue, The Yorkshire House. At some point after this performance, the ...
In 1996, an album titled But Beautiful was released that featured live recordings by Bill Evans and Stan Getz made in 1974. The album includes a version of the Burke/Van Heusen standard. Bill Evans has recorded also the song on the albums Homecoming (1979) and Getting Sentimental (1978). Aretha Franklin on her album Soft and Beautiful (1969).