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John Pettie: Two Strings To Her Bow  wikidata:Q105729050 reasonator:Q105729050
Artist
John Pettie  (1839–1893)  wikidata:Q3182289
 
John Pettie
Alternative names
Pettie
Description British painter
Date of birth/death 17 March 1839 Edit this at Wikidata 21 February 1893 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Edinburgh Edit this at Wikidata Hastings Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q3182289
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Title
Two Strings To Her Bow
label QS:Len,"Two Strings To Her Bow"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description
English: ("Two strings to one's bow" is a traditional English proverb, and also puns on "beau" here.)

This Victorian "genre" painting depicts a Regency (early 19th-century) young lady delighted at being the focus of attention of two rival "beaux" (handsome potential suitors), and even seeming to enjoy playing them off against each other. It would probably have struck a somewhat false note (with respect to the prevailing standards of 1882) for a Victorian artist to portray a contemporary respectable Victorian young lady uninhibitedly rejoicing in playing such a game (unless the illustration was didactically disapproving); but by moving it back to the Regency, it all somehow became quaint and historical, and the artist was freed from any perceived necessity to offer a moral lesson. (In Pettie's painting, the bodice of her dress and the sharp vertical creases spaced widely around the hem are not really authentic Regency styles.)
Date 1882
date QS:P571,+1882-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium painting
UnknownUnknown
Source/Photographer Unknown sourceUnknown source
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