 Many of the Randlords and their wives commissioned portraits of themselves from leading European society portraitists of the time.The living room of the Vergelegen Manor House is adorned by a youthful and opulent portrayal of Florence by the Italian artist Giovanni Boldini, while a more mature and sombre rendering by the British portraitist Sir William Nicholson is to be seen in the Music Room.The Boldini portrait was presented by Lady Phillips to the SA National Gallery in the 1930s.