 Some women wear current fashions; others are draped in loose robes intended to evoke classical antiquity.Originally commissioned by Anne Hyde, Duchess of York, the first mention of the paintings is by Pepys, describing them in his diary as being hung in "the Duke of York's room" in 1668.A 1674 inventory lists them as in the ducal rooms at St.James Palace; and by 1688 they had moved to the "Princess's dressing room" at Windsor Castle.