Week 4 Portrait of Dido Belle

Dear all,

We hope you enjoy the fourth painting the portrait of Dido Belle and Lady Elizabeth Murray. Please share your thoughts and writing with us below.

73 thoughts on “Week 4 Portrait of Dido Belle

  1. dear father

    staying at kenwood house has been really nice becuase of the garden.how are you doing?and where are you in the world?are you at spain.
    best loved dido

  2. Dear Father,
    I am having a wonderful time at Kenwood house with my cousin, Elizabeth, and my great uncle. They are both treating me very well, regardless of my skin colour. I do so wish I could say the same of everyone else in London… I hope that you are alright and that you are able to reply to this letter. So far everyone is being very kind, and the house is beautiful with comfy beds and delicious food. Not to mention the garden! It is much bigger than the house and is full of beautiful wildflowers and plants. I really feel at home here.
    Love from Dido xxx

    1. Robin I love how you described the house in such a detailed way you really made a picture in my head about kenwood house. SUPERSTAR! Keep up the good work you really used some good vocabulary!keep up the good work !!!

  3. dear father how are you I am extremley happy the house has a libray and and my cousin is here to, by the way i dont know why but peoplee dont think i derserve the life im living. uncle and auntare realy nice
    yours truly dido

  4. Dear Father, I am having a great time here at kenwood. Everyone is looking after me exept when people say things about my skin color. When I arrived Elizabeth my cousin arrived aswell. I am ever so happy that i found a home. Lord Mansfield has been here since i was 6, quite along time. Me and Elizabeth have become great friends.

    From Dido xxx
    P.S I miss you

  5. Dear Dad,
    What is it like in the army
    is it tough doing work
    are the people there annoying
    have you been injured?!

  6. Dear Father
    How is the navy going hope you like it me and elizibreth have had a really fun time i even got to go to kenwood i got my favorite grapes!I even got to see lord mansfeild.england has been quite a good place hope you could come one day
    yours sincerly
    dido

  7. Dear farther

    I love my life in kenwood house its so big and fancy and I,m now good friends with cuisine Elizabeth. Some one said ” Why arent you working. ” Is it fun sailing at sea it does sound fun . Bey farther.

  8. Dear Father,

    Life is great here at Kenwood but some people are accusing me for my skin color. I have reached a great bond with Elizabeth Murray. How is it being a British Naval Officer? I’m ever so happy that I’ve found a place where I can live and Elizabeth came at the same time as me so we are both new here but once again i love it here but i still miss my old home

    Yours Sincerely

    Dido xxxx
    P.S. I miss you so much

  9. Dear Father,
    I love this place very much and all is good everyone is nice here enough about me how about you?is work tough?my cousin is kind and has made me feel at home but some people give me strange looks and I am wondering why because we are just the same but with different skin colours. I have a lovely new dress that is made from very expensive fabric it is very pretty. I love it here but I miss you lots and lots sometimes. I want to know more about what you are doing we are far away from each others arms. I have grown fond of plants and flowers there are so many different types of flowers I love you so
    from your beloved daughter xxx

  10. dear father I,m having a wonderful time at kenwood house my cousin Elizabeth is so nice to me
    and lady mansfild has acted like a mother to me
    and it has been stressful because every one expeted the mansfild think I sould be a slave but I am. un fineshed

  11. Life at Kenwood house is lovely but I have had some problems because I’m black. But I’m fine now how are you? Anyway London is amazing I wish you were here. I’ve seen amazing buildings and my cousin Lindsey is like a sister to me.
    From your daughter xxx

  12. Dear Father,
    I got my portrait done today,I have met Elizabeth,my cousin ,she is also staying here with me.It’s very nice in Kenwood house in London,for it has lot’s of garden space.Mr and Mrs Manfield are very kind.Sadly many people here believe I am a station of low importance,they bully me.Anyway,what’s going on where you are?England is very nice,next time you can could you come over for a visit.
    Dido

  13. Dear father,
    my life at kenwood house has been perfect . My best friend Elizabeth Murray she is my cousin . At kenwood there are grand staircases and rooms the size of cottages ,and the food is amazing each night is like a feast .Sometimes people are rude to me because i am black but that does not bother me .Just yesterday Elizabeth and i were in the garden and i saw my first rabbit ,it was like a squirrel but bigger .I was wondering if your having a good time on your boat .You should come for a visit some time .From Dido xxx

  14. Dear father,
    life at Kenwood house is lovely my cousin Lindsay and I are very good friends.My uncle is the nicest person in the world he even lets me call it home.How is life at sea?I hope it isn’t all bad.

    From Dido.

  15. Dear Father, Life here is amazing (apart from hiding from the guests) Ohh I do so truly miss you all I want is to see you again I miss you there’s garganantuan plants Elizabeth is treating me like her sister and always defends me I really feel at home and MISS YOU XOXO DIDO

  16. Dear Father
    I love it in the new house ,everyone is treating me well but whn a guest comes over I have to hide.

  17. Dear Father,
    I am having a fantastic time at Kenwood House! I have an amazing bedroom. My cousin Elizabeth is the most wonderful person! The garden looks like a zoo! The thing that is quite pestering me is that i have to hide away from the guests. It really is weird being mixed race. The food is so good i demolished it! Belle’s father is so sweet but not as sweet as you! The paintings are so adventurous and imaginative. Oh father it is really wonderful here. I hope I can stay here as long as I live! I do hope that I will see you again.
    Anyways have a great time!
    Love Dido XD

  18. Dear Father,
    I wish you could see house.Its so nice and i would like you to come.I am treated very well and i like my dinner

  19. Dear Father,I am having a great,wonderful time with my cousin and my uncle!They treat me very well. I Love it here because they be so nice to Me.They always play with me.
    just how I Love it.Just beacause I have different skin,The still treat me very,very well!Farther,I hope you reply to this letter.Thank you for reading it.
    from Dido xxx

  20. Dear Father,
    I like Kenwood house.Everyone is nice to me but when guests come over Ive gotta hide because people will treat bad.The garden is ever so big almost bigger than the house.House is well furnished and has alot of entertainment.I get treated like everyone else.The rooms are ever so big and you can get lost!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!My cousin is really nice.Overall the house and the people are nice
    from:dido and belle

  21. There is a girl there is a bench there is water and grass the picture is nice and beautiful
    and as nice as the birds there is a rock and tree

  22. Dear father,
    I’ve been having a wonderful time in London.The beds in our mansion are so ever cosy
    and the garden is way bigger than the house.Although I have to hide when guest come,
    i’m having a great time.

    love from dido xxxx

  23. dear father,
    I like kenwood house and i would like you to come.I have been treated well and i had fun in the garden.The garden is splended and i think you would be amazed!The house is very big and has lots of stuff antique and very nice.I would like you to have a wonderful day!:) I hope u will come here to see this beautiful view. You should come to see this and there is a gigantic big pool in the garden.I think you would love it because it looks very pretty.

  24. Dear father,
    It was wonderful staying at Kenwood house the food was brilliant all of my family. The house was marvellous.

  25. dear father
    i love life here at Kenwood house my cousin Elizabeth is great friends when you come
    back please get me a pineapple

  26. dear farther
    i am writing to inform you about how i am being treated in ken wood house
    these people are surprisingly treating me equally.

    from dido

  27. Dear Father,

    My uncle has been treating me very well, although I have to milk the cows and look after them, uncle is treating me very well.
    I really miss you so its very amazing that i can talk to you and give you feedback on how I am here.
    I hope your okay in the navy.
    Love and care, Dido.

  28. Dare father my home in kenwood is a very enjoyable life and i cant believe that these people are treating me posh.my family is lord manfeild and his charming daughter Iv also been put in charge of the dairy

  29. Dear father

    I would like to confirm you that it has been very fair
    and I have been treated very well even though I am a black person how are you
    your daughter

    Dido

  30. Dear Father,
    Its me your daughter dido i haven’t seen you in a long time i have been missing
    you for a very long time uncle has been treating me very well i hope you are doing very well in the navy xxx dido

  31. Dear father,
    I have been enjoying kenwood house what have you been doing all this time ? i have been wandering. the white people have taken good care of me. i love you x x x from dido.

  32. dearest, father
    Today i have new work in the dairy house. Cousin and me are doing well.I hope you are doing well my dearest father. Someone painted me today with cousin and me cousin was reading a book and I was picking some fruit. How is life at home?

  33. Dear father,
    my life is amazing with cousin Elizabeth in Kenwood house
    How life at sea ? I miss you so much.

    love from Dido

  34. Dear father,
    I do miss you very much, after all that sailing around the thing that they call “earth”.

  35. Dear papa,

    I hope you are well at sea and I wish you safely on . Lord Manfield treats me like an equal it is quite amazing how kind he is .Cousin Elizabeth is most posh yet I feel higher than her. Everyone stares when when I pass in the street I feel slightly like I am in a zoo but apart from that life is improving .All around me in streets I see blacks slaving away.I hate to see them all around me I wish it would stop . but not all the time I have is free lord Manfield has given me a dairy to control so I have work as well

    best regards Dido.

  36. Dear father,
    I like my life because it is amazing and wonderful thank you
    for bringing me in Kenwood house with Elizabeth.

    from Dido.

  37. Dear farther,
    when are you going to come back ? Don’t worry about me I’ve been treated very well at Kenwood house, maybe even better then my cousin Elizibath. I was chosen to be incharge of the dairy witch is a sirprise because I thought Elizibath would get that job.
    Hope to see you soon,
    from Dido.

  38. Dearest,father
    hows are you doing well father ?
    hows life back at home?.lord Mansfield
    treats me like a dearest sunflower laying on earth .
    what will i do to ever repay this lovely caring man!
    its like he,s a cucumber and Im a caushete well bye
    from Dido

  39. Dear, farther
    my life here is good i think about you all day and evry day but i have a fun life what is it like in the sea ? i go to work at the farm at 1145 and i am paid well and my uncle is rely kind.

  40. Dear father,
    i love the view from kenwood house it is amazing hear and
    they have tasty food and drink and a magnificent garden.
    I realy love it hear and they have very comfy beads .

    lots of love From Dido

  41. Father,

    Wishing you the best, what is the Caribbean like? Are you well?
    I am at Kenwood, I have learnt much here.
    It is incredible the way I am treated so well.
    Cousin Elizabeth is lovely, she is like a sister to me. I love all the greenery, everyday we play in the enormous fields outside.
    Sometimes I am incharge of the diary. The cows are so pleasing they just add that little something to my day.

    Thank you for your last letter, sailing sounds like a whole lot of fun!
    It is just amazing to watch Pa trying so hard to free all the slaves, I am so very grateful.

    Elizabeth and I, we do love those sneaky midnight strolls into the city and those delicious jam scones.
    We’re going to get a wall built over our lake and everbody will think we are ever so posh as it looks like a bridge from afar. Ma is teaching me to waltz for the upcoming ball it is so unbearably tricky!

    I love you so much but I think here is probably the best place for me.
    thankyou!

    signed: Dido Belle

  42. Dear Father,
    I am having a wonderful time at Kenwood house with my cousin, Elizabeth, and my great uncle. They are both treating me very well, regardless of my skin colour. I do so wish I could say the same of everyone else in London… I hope that you are alright and that you are able to reply to this letter. So far everyone is being very kind, and the house is beautiful with comfy beds and delicious food. Not to mention the garden! It is much bigger than the house and is full of beautiful wildflowers and plants. I really feel at home here.
    Love from Dido xxx

  43. here is an extract of a letter I writ to Dido’s father:

    Dear father,
    I hope your doing well and that this letter reaches you, good luck with your journey.

  44. dear father
    hope you are well

    although I miss you dearly I am having a wonderful time. Uncle Mansfeild and Cousin Elizebeth welcomed me with open arms.

  45. Dearest father ,
    Sorry I have not been communicating to you, due to being extremely busy.

    How are you doing? I have been feeling privileged because I have brought many clothes and my new family cares for me. I have also felt very joyful because I have a friend called Elizabeth Murry. Elizabeth and I play together every day,and she also gives me companionship.

  46. for dido and Elizabeth we wrote letters to didos father at sea I wrote
    dear father,
    I hope your well thank you for the last letter I miss you a lot but I must say im very content at kenwood house
    Joshua wrote
    i feel happy at kenwood house because i get treated like a princess and i get treated fairly like elizabeth

  47. Dear father I am so very sorry that I hadn’t written to you sooner,for I have been kept very busy.

    Are you well?I have been feeling very lucky,joyful and priveliged.luckily,I have my cuson here living with me in kenwood House .Imfeeling joyful because me and Elizabeth play on the rolling hills every day!

  48. The portrait of Dido Belle was amazing.I really like the painting because it looks like they are sisters. This is a fantastic thing to learn about in this year.

  49. I really enjoined looking at the Dido painting and I thought the background looked cool and realistic .

  50. I have really enjoyed learning about Dido Belle. You would of never of thought that there would be a whole true story behind this painting. I never thought that Dido and Elizabeth were cousins until I learnt more about the painting. I thought they were just friends!

  51. I love this photo because in the olden day black people were slaves. Dido was the only one who was not a slave and in this photo it’s black and white girls together. When i was learning about her at first I was wondering why a black girl was with a white girl but now I know why the answer.

  52. Seeing the extraordinary portrait of Dido Belle was amazing, I felt like a famous painter was standing right in front of me!

  53. dear farther, I having a nice time at kenwood house it is very big I wish you were here sorry I haven’t written to you for a long time from dido bell

  54. this is very interesting painting as you can see in the painting you can see st pauls cathedral did you know that have you noticed that in the painting the painting is also interesting because you cant notice that ther sitting down but they are

  55. I really enjoyed the picture because it had lot’s of detail like they added branches and not just floating leaves . The background is really detailed and beautiful so I really liked it

  56. I really liked this painting!I liked that Dido has a cheeky face and that Elizabeth was wearing a beautiful,pink dress.Dido is holding a big bowl of exotic fruits and Elizabeth is holding a book.I also noticed that both of them have pretty pearl necklaces around their necks.This is my favorite painting out of all of them!

  57. dear farther , it is good living in kenwood house sorry that I haven’t gave you a letter in a long time from dido xxx

  58. I love this picture of Dido Belle and Elizabeth Murray because they look so fancy and luxurious. They look so beautiful together. It is so cool how you can see Saint Paul’s Cathedral in the back round!❤ the picture lots! Hope you see my comment bye.

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