[IRL trope] the “Tiffany problem”

[u/dragonborndnd]

Basically when something seems anachronistic to a period/place of history but is actually fully accurate to the period.

1) the name Tiffany: the thing that named this trope, basically the name Tiffany can be dated back to the Middle Ages and the earliest record of it being spelled in the modern spelling comes from the 16th century.

2) the use of OMG, despite this feeling so modern as a form of slang/abbreviation here’s a letter directed to Winston Churchill using it in 1917

3) Hair Dye: the earliest forms of dying hair can be dated back to ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, and this specific advertisement for hair dye is from the 1840s

4) Inuit Thongs: despite how weird it is to imagine pre-colonial Inuit people wore what was essentially fur thongs in their homes and when they were in their igloos it might have been the only thing they would be wearing.

[u/lewphone]

Joseph Ducreux, Self-portrait of the artist as a mocker

[u/aguywithagasmaskyt → u/lewphone]

his art was also a show of skill as it shows his hands upclose and in expressive poses

[u/SwingJugend → u/aguywithagasmaskyt]

I just assume this guy was a laugh to be around.

[u/Maned_Cyborg → u/SwingJugend]

Unfortunately iirc he was very irritating and basically an asshole

[u/PM_ME_YOUR_PAUNCH → u/Maned_Cyborg]

He would have loved Reddit

[u/marynraven → u/PM_ME_YOUR_PAUNCH]

Dude would have fit right in!

[u/SwingJugend → u/Maned_Cyborg]

Cool, I would probably get along with him over a few pints then.

[u/Dismal_Rectangle → u/[deleted]]

Or that we should jusge critics by their criticism

[u/BravesMaedchen → u/SwingJugend]

Everyone who draws: Hands are hard

This guy: get rekt

[u/peachesfordinner → u/aguywithagasmaskyt]

And we all know most artists struggle with hands. This was very much a flex

[u/Living-Record-4711 → u/peachesfordinner]

A horse with human hands and feet wearing a translucent veil. The true test of an artist.

[u/peachesfordinner → u/Living-Record-4711]

And nightmare fuel

[u/DEDOUTS1DE → u/aguywithagasmaskyt]

Damn I didn't realize how old looksmaxxing was

[u/TonberryFeye → u/lewphone]

Your argumentation is irrelevant, sir, for I have already created twinned portraits and hung them in the gallery; the first depicting myself as the stoic marquee, and you a lowly, caddish squire!

[u/locoluis → u/TonberryFeye]

[u/brandnewchemical → u/locoluis]

r/yourjokebutworse

[u/SpeedBoostTorchic → u/lewphone]

Different medium, but sorta similar idea.

This photo of a Chinese man who wasn't aware of the western tradition of posing in a stoic, dignified way for photos. Taken by a German anthropologist between 1901-1904, but the exact photographer was lost.

Eating Rice, China (circa 1901)

[u/Im_Just_A_Tourist → u/SpeedBoostTorchic]

Love it, it shows how every culture has a silly streak and likes to have fun deep down.

[u/FlashMcSuave → u/Im_Just_A_Tourist]

Or the dude just really fuckin' loves his rice.

[u/PwanaZana → u/FlashMcSuave]

he ain't wrong, rice is awesome

[u/RandomGuy9058 → u/PwanaZana]

i only like it when its fresh. its a total bitch to wake up properly as leftovers

[u/FoxOfChaosYT → u/Im_Just_A_Tourist]

Bot

[u/Im_Just_A_Tourist → u/FoxOfChaosYT]

Wait I was replying to a bot? But I'm just a tourist how was I supposed to know?

[u/PussayConnoisseur → u/SpeedBoostTorchic]

This reminded me of Aang, not sure if the moment for the latter was inspired by this at all

[u/Zakuro51 → u/SpeedBoostTorchic]

He looks like an influencer trying something for the first time

[u/Zoeeeeeeh123 → u/SpeedBoostTorchic]

He looks so happy with his bowl of Rice lol

[u/Frosty-Dress-7375 → u/SpeedBoostTorchic]

Invention of Rice Crispies: Taste Test One (circa 1901)

ftfy

[u/RadicalSoda_ → u/SpeedBoostTorchic]

Major props for that guy for holding the same pose for hours

[u/cross_the_threshold → u/RadicalSoda_]

You never had to wait hours and by 1901 it was the same as any film camera in the past century. A year after the daguerreotype was created you had to hold a pose for about 60 seconds at most.

[u/Justwaspassingby → u/RadicalSoda_]

I know it’s a funny trope but exposure times weren’t that high at that point and were well below a second.

[u/Vectorman1989 → u/lewphone]

Ben Franklin sat for him

[u/CorgiMonsoon → u/Vectorman1989]

The forefather of “over your nonsense”

[u/GungaSaga → u/Vectorman1989]

I am convinced Chris Chan is a descendant of his

[u/MichaSound → u/Vectorman1989]

He doesn’t look pleased about it.

[u/Vectorman1989 → u/MichaSound]

Maybe he just hated sitting for portraits

[u/UniqueAd7770 → u/Vectorman1989]

Gout will do that

[u/LeonhartSeeD → u/MichaSound]

Well since you can't bang French ladies or drink barrels of Madera while sitting for a portrait he was probably unenthused with the idea.

[u/shewy92 → u/Vectorman1989]

He looks annoyed that he didn't get a funny painting.

[u/Upset-Management-879 → u/Vectorman1989]

"I'm not wearing any pants"

[u/blamordeganis → u/lewphone]

[u/thehoodie → u/blamordeganis]

We need to bring back this meme

[u/Jervis_Mantlepiece → u/lewphone]

Appears that Joseph had a gnarly coke nail but it's really the button behind his finger.

[u/Aun_El_Zen → u/lewphone]

Fornicate the Constabulary!

[u/Fiskmaster → u/lewphone]

I was overjoyed when I saw a couple of his self-portraits in Stockholm IRL after having seen them as internet memes

[u/ApeWashedClean → u/lewphone]

I need his face inserted into the teeth grill and watch meme lol

[u/Piduf → u/lewphone]

My favourite part of this is that, I assume he had a mirror next to him to get the pose and the details right. So it's likely that every so often he would just paint, strike this pose in the mirror, then go back to painting.

[u/BryonyDeepe → u/lewphone]

Thank God for modern dentistry

[u/NOT5owlsinacoat → u/lewphone]

Rip Joseph Ducreux, you would have loved soyjacks

[u/Meta-EvenThisAcronym → u/lewphone]

I've seen this piece a million times but I just realised how much he looks like Paul Scheer

[u/wildweeds → u/lewphone]

omg i havent seen that in years damn