Do these mean the same?
Besides sitting multiple times for Hone and Sir Joshua Reynolds , she may have been painted by Philip Mercier , James Northcote , and Richard Purcell , among others .
Besides seating for Hone and Sir Joshua Reynolds several times , she may have been painted by Philip Mercier , James Northcote and Richard Purcell , among others .

OPT: (I) no; (II) yes;
(II)