The portraits of his ancestors come to life to punish him.

The library was hung with portraits of the earl's ancestors.

I have already started; it is a portrait of one of his ancestors.

Like Stanhope's town house, the walls were lined with portraits, apparently more of his ancestors.

There is a portrait of one of my ancestors in shoes much like these.

Two large ancestor portraits of a husband and wife painted in watercolour on silk date from the 18th century.

She put jade plates around the light switches and hung portraits of her husband's ancestors on the walls.

Downstairs in the hall under the portraits of his ancestors he made the servants drink to the health of the child that was coming.

He also embellished the local Knight's Hall and added portraits of all his ancestors.

Only the living room is unfriendly, mainly because of the glum ancestor portraits on the walls.