@the_london_spy: The late Victorian social embarrassment of turning up too early to a society party is brilliantly illustrated here in this painting called Too Early from 1873. The artist is James Tissot, a French refugee to England, who was much more subtle than it appears on the brilliant technical surface. Here he is contrasting the nouveau riche uncomfortable family feelings with the supercilious arrogance of the aristocracy. #thelondonspy #davidharry #londonguide #tourguide #jamestissot #guildhallartgallery #londonartgalleries #arthistory #victoriansociety #beautifulart #embarrassing

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jennacully65
JEnna Cully :
Can you imagine. Thinking, everyone will forget the faux and then finding out someone did a formal painting to live on eternally....
2024-01-06 16:40:19
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fivewrongnames
FiveWrongNames :
I love hearing people talk about what they’re passionate about
2024-01-06 15:00:32
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crownedtexan
Crowned Texan :
He was Gossip Girl of the 1800s.
2024-01-06 18:31:34
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jmb545
Jordan Biggers :
And this is why I will NEVER be early to a party. Can’t have a priceless painting made about my embarrassment.
2024-01-06 19:08:15
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jamie_d70
Jamie D :
Art history with the right teacher. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
2024-01-06 16:43:31
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ginghamgirlgang
🌈✨🍄🐿GinghamGirlGang🦔🍁✨🌈 :
“Thank god phone cameras don’t exist yet & nobody will remember this” *someone spends months painting the moment to immortalise your mortification
2024-01-07 02:45:51
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mo.spop
spop :
oh my god, the bass player is still tuning the bass!! they haven’t even begun to start playing! beautiful analysis
2024-01-06 18:38:56
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the_t_is_scalding
T 🆘🇺🇸 :
I would NOT have thrived in the Victorian era 😂 my social anxiety could never 😩
2024-01-06 18:49:10
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princesstinyfeet90
Princess Tinyfeet :
why is my heart breaking for a fictional family in a painting from 1873?!
2024-01-06 18:08:07
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lavander_lilacs
Lavender_Lilacs :
And I get this for free?? Thanks for sharing!!!
2024-01-06 17:51:18
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kumori_no
Pey :
I would’ve never understood the depth of this painting without the context you’ve given. Thank you for explaining it!
2024-01-06 17:40:14
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eviljungleprince
Jackal_the_Rascal :
My favorite part is violinist that entered the avatar state in the back
2024-01-06 16:29:01
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jesspao_29
Jess ౨ৎ🫧✨ :
The featherton family from bridgerton is what I imagine when I see the painting
2024-01-06 18:53:58
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jeniferphd
JeniferPhD :
This was so good and the painting too, that I actually felt bad for the fictional family!
2024-01-06 14:54:38
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user3368594242391
fildark :
What an absolutely amazing, charming, educational prose! Best museum guiding I've seen in years!
2024-01-06 13:07:50
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jprescott29
jprescott29 :
Victorian paparazzi pic except in a museum.
2024-01-06 18:30:17
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princesspukeachu
Pukeachu :
This makes me sad because I imagine it's a widower doing his best. It's the regency single girl dad struggle 😭
2024-01-13 16:32:20
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almsowal
Andrea :
As a tour guide myself - fantastic work, that was uniquely engaging.
2024-01-06 17:45:42
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bbpeas
Basil :
I could watch this man talk for hours. I did this for my partner at the time in d’Orsay. Ended up with a small group of tourists following me.
2024-01-06 18:31:07
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jediknight10001
user29504085297 :
fantastic. I'd heard of James Tissot, but knew next to nothing about him. thank you
2024-01-06 18:18:24
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alyssa27beech
Alyssa :
“Coquettishly” life changing
2024-01-08 16:37:46
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historyherring
Alison :
Well this was a delightful lesson. Thank you!
2024-01-06 16:59:14
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beverlyhalter
beverlyhalter :
It’s not easy to naturally use coquettishly in a sentence 😁🥰💃
2024-01-06 17:01:53
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bbrynnyy
Brynn :
i almost scrolled because i saw a picture of “people in a room” thank you for opening my eyes!!
2024-01-06 18:47:33
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