Windsor Beauties — The Windsor beauties are a famous collection of paintings by Sir Peter Lely, painted in the early to mid 1660s.They were originally housed in the Queens bedchamber in Windsor Castle (hence the name Windsor Beauties). They can now be seen at… … Wikipedia
Mary Compton — (1669–6 August 1691) was a member of Queen Mary II s court. She was styled Lady Mary Compton, and then Countess of Dorset. Contents 1 Hampton Court Beauties 2 Family 3 References 4 External link … Wikipedia
Godfrey Kneller — Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1st Baronet (8 August 1646 ndash; 19 October 1723) was the leading portrait painter in England during the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and was court painter to British monarchs from Charles II to George I. His major… … Wikipedia
Schönheitengalerie — Die Schönheitengalerie König Ludwigs I. im inneren südlichen Pavillon des Schlosses Nymphenburg umfasst 36 Porträtmalereien von Münchner Frauen sowohl adeliger als auch bürgerlicher Herkunft, die fast alle von Joseph Karl Stieler gemalt wurden,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Mary Pitt — For Mary Pitt, Countess of Chatham (1762 1821), see Mary Pitt, Countess of Chatham. Mary Pitt (née Scrope) (born 1676) was a British courtier. Her portrait is one of the Hampton Court Beauties by Godfrey Kneller, comissioned by Queen Mary II of… … Wikipedia
Diana Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans — Portrait of Lady Diana de Vere by Edward Byng in 1690 Diana Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans (c. 1679–15 January 1742) was born Lady Diana de Vere, was a British courtier.[1] She was Mistress of the Robes to Caroline, Princess of Wales from 1714… … Wikipedia
Kneller — Kneller, Gottfr., Porträtmaler, geb. 8. Aug. 1646 zu Lübeck, seit 1674 in London, Hofmaler Karls II., 1715 zum Baronet unter dem Titel von Whitton ernannt, gest. 27. Okt. 1723 in London; Hauptwerk die 8 Hampton Court Beauties (d.i. Damen vom Hofe … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Kneller, Sir Godfrey, Baronet — ▪ British painter original name Gottfried Kniller born Aug. 8, 1646, Lübeck [Germany] died Oct. 19, 1723, London, Eng. painter who became the leading portraitist in England during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He studied… … Universalium
Margaret Cecil — Lady Margaret Cecil, Countess of Ranelagh (1672/3 21 February 1728) was a British courtier.[1] The Countess of Ranelagh was one of the Hampton Court Beauties painted by Sir Godfrey Kneller for Queen Mary II. Family She was the daughter of James… … Wikipedia
Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… … Universalium
