It was the 19th century equivalent of those wisps of cloth that you got in the Renaissance whenever you tried to paint a tasteful mythological scene. Always covering up the good bits!
With that name it’s almost impossible Alasdair Beckett-King is not a 19th century Pre-Raphaelite artist. With that hair it’s almost impossible he’s not a 19th century Pre-Raphaelite artist’s model.
My wife is currently restoring Paulus Potter's The Steer and will surely get a kick out of this. Although his steer is quite nice. One nice research finding already - they found a pentimento suggesting that the steer used to be even more well-hung.
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This is Joan. We have a whole story on perfectly rectangular cows here: https://artuk.org/discover/stories/the-rectangular-cows-of-art-uk
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Congrats, it's so well deserved.