fancy pictures

Refers to paintings of genre scenes combined with portraits, often portraying idealized rural scenes and peasants or aristocratic patrons dressed as peasants. The term generally applies to such pictures produced in studios in 18th-century England.

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fancy pictures
Added By
Holly Hayes
Date Published
December 12, 2012
Last Updated
March 8, 2024