Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, Emma Hamilton, Mrs. Sheridan, the Countess of Blessington and Lady Spencer are among the women whose famous portraits introduce these brief biographies. Willing pairs each painting by Gainsborough, Reynolds, Romney or Lawrence with an account of the sitter’s life, loves and fortunes.
A pleasant gallery tour of eighteenth-century celebrity, half art book and half gossip. Download the free EPUB.