Painted ladies
Subtitle: women at the court of Charles II
By: Catherine MacLeod and Julia Marciari Alexander ; with essays by Kevin Sharpe, Diana Dethloff and Sonya Wynne.
Contributors: MacLeod, Catharine.; Alexander, Julia Marciari, 1967-; National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain); Yale Center for British Art.
Publisher: National Portrait Gallery
Published: 2001
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Women in art -- Exhibitions.; Women -- Great Britain -- Portraits -- Exhibitions.; Women -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Exhibitions.
Genres: Exhibitions.; Portraits; Biography
Description: This text provides an exploration and reconsideration of Restoration portraiture, considering some of the most beautiful paintings of the period, portraits of women of prominence and influence within the court of Charles II, from royal brides and daughters to mistresses and actresses.
Notes: Published in association with Yale Center for British Art.

Includes bibliographical references and index.