Actually a lot of these women look really uncomfortable and are holding their heads at very odd angles...

I had a very large pilonidal cyst removed recently and as a result I couldn't sit at all or stand for long periods of time (going to the bathroom became a huge treat because I was doing something other than lying down). I spent literally two weeks lying down in bed and it was fun at first but then became one of the worst experiences of my life. Let me tell you, I have been enjoying the heck out of my recent ability to sit again. And walking. Walking is so great. The best part of lying down now is being able to get back up again.

The downside is people have stopped bringing me food and expect to clean again.

Anyway. Remaining in a supine position by choice: Awesome. Being forced into it: deceptively awful and also super isolating.

I certainly aspire to read books with as much Dramatic Passion (and while draped in the same volume of flowing iridescent satin) as that first woman.

And when you're his bride you can sit or ride and never need to walk.

This reminds me of the rich woman in the excellent David Byrne movie "True Stories". She was the richest lady in town, and she never left her bed. Also, that is a great movie and you should all go watch it. Peak John Goodman.

I aspire to the ladyspreading bravado of the woman in yellow.

"This settee was made for two: just me and my ego."

You forgot Manet's Olympia: So rich she doesn't even have to get dressed.

That yellow dress and the green peacock sofa, gorgeous.

"Lady Agnew" by John Singer Sargent has always been a personal favorite:

I notice that the sixth woman is being hovered over by two men and is listening, without much apparent pleasure, to another woman playing an instrument. Granted, that's not as tragic as listening to a man play an instrument, but I still think the happiness level in that picture could be improved substantially.

My votes go to the woman with the yellow dress and the green chair, who is clearly living her best life, and to the woman who doesn't have to choose between sumptuous embroidered dresses and adorable little dogs.