Hampton Court Beauties

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.

[1] Hampton Court also houses the Windsor Beauties by Sir Peter Lely, depicting the most beautiful ladies from the court of King Charles II, a generation before.

In contrast to the three quarter-sized Windsor Beauties, they are more formally posed, and full length.

They are also of a plainer, less erotic style, reflecting a more moralistic society and the desire to "rebrand" the monarchy accordingly.