Emma Hart as "The Spinstress," ca. 1784–85, George Romney, English, 1734–1802, oil on canvas, 68 5/8 x 50 5/8 in., Kenwood House, English Heritage; Iveagh Bequest (88028814), Photo courtesy American Federation of Arts. Kenwood House. ©English Heritage Photo Library.

Kitty Fisher as “Cleopatra” Dissolving the Pearl, 1759, Joshua Reynolds, English, 1723–1792, oil on canvas, 30 1/4 x 25 1/4 in., Kenwood House, English Heritage; Iveagh Bequest (88028795), Photo courtesy American Federation of Arts.

Louis, Duc de Bourgogne, 1702–03, Joseph Parrocel, French, 1659–1743, Hyacinthe Rigaud, French, 1659–1743, oil on canvas, 53 3/8 x 42 1/2 in., Kenwood House, English Heritage; Iveagh Bequest (88028837), Photo courtesy American Federation of Arts.

Mary, Countess Howe, ca. 1764, Thomas Gainsborough, English, 1727–1788, oil on canvas, 95 x 61 in., Kenwood House, English Heritage; Iveagh Bequest (88029039), Photo courtesy American Federation of Arts.

Mrs. Jordan as “Viola” in “Twelfth Night”, ca. 1785–92, John Hoppner, English, 1758–1810, oil on canvas, 36 1/8 x 28 in., Kenwood House, English Heritage; Iveagh Bequest (88028789), Photo courtesy American Federation of Arts.

Mrs. Musters, 1779–80, George Romney, English, 1734–1802, oil on canvas, 30 3/8 x 25 3/8 in., Kenwood House, English Heritage; Iveagh Bequest (88028811), Photo courtesy American Federation of Arts.

Mrs. Musters as “Hebe”, 1782, Joshua Reynolds, English, 1723–1792, oil on canvas, 94 x 58 1/4 in., Kenwood House, English Heritage; Iveagh Bequest (88028806), Photo courtesy American Federation of Arts.

Mrs. Tollemache as “Miranda”, 1773–74, Joshua Reynolds, English, 1723–1792, oil on canvas, 94 5/8 x 57 7/8 in., Kenwood House, English Heritage; Iveagh Bequest (88028799), Photo courtesy American Federation of Arts.

Pieter van den Broecke, 1633, Frans Hals, Dutch, 1581–1666, oil on canvas, 26 3/4 x 21 5/8 in., Kenwood House, English Heritage; Iveagh Bequest (88028830), Photo courtesy American Federation of Arts.

Portrait of the Artist, ca. 1665, Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch, 1606–1669, oil on canvas, 45 3/4 x 38 1/4 in., Kenwood House, English Heritage; Iveagh Bequest (88028836), Photo courtesy American Federation of Arts.

Princess Henrietta of Lorraine Attended by a Page, 1634, Anthony van Dyck, Flemish, 1599–1641, oil on canvas, 84 3/8 x 50 3/4 in., Kenwood House, English Heritage; Iveagh Bequest (88028826), Photo courtesy American Federation of Arts.