commissioned by Anne Hyde, Duchess of York." The Duchess of York does not figure in the above list often; but since she was largely responsible for the collection, and choosing the sitters, she was also painted as part of the series. Possibly a little flattery from Lely was responsible for this. Gallery See also Hampton Court Beauties, a later set by Sir Godfrey Kneller, also on display at Hampton Court Palace Gallery of Beauties, a still later set in Munich References External links 58 minute video by Dr Lawrence Shafe, "The Windsor Beauties at Hampton Court" Timms, Elizabeth Jane, "Looking at the Women behind the Windsor Beauties", 11 October 2017 Search for Windsor Beauties by Sir Peter Lely at the Royal Collection website, example (direct link) The Windsor Beauties: Ladies of the Court of Charles II by Lewis Melville. Loving Healing Press, 2005. , . Painting series Paintings by Peter Lely 1660s paintings Hampton Court Palace Paintings in the Royal Collection of the United Kingdom Women of the Stuart period Sets of portraits Mistresses of Charles II of England Anne Hyde