Benedict Bridgerton is what one would call a libertine. A hedonist with a painter’s heart, Benedict embraces his status as the second son in Season 1. He revels in the pleasures of Regency London’s underground art world — both on the canvas and behind the closed doors of the neighborhood modiste’s shop. But he also takes his role in his family seriously, often finding himself bonding with his younger sister, Eloise, on their childhood swing set.