In the 19th century, before photography, farmers relied on painted portraits of their livestock to showcase and advertise their prized animals. These artworks featured exaggerated proportions, with artists enhancing sizes for impact. Agricultural fairs and competitions highlighted this trend, as winning depicted not only prestige but also financial success. Painters like Thomas Sidney Cooper mastered these exaggerated representations, using artistic techniques to emphasize prosperity. This trend illustrates the importance of visual marketing in rural communities, where large, idealized images of animals communicated both abundance and the competitive nature of agriculture at the time.
During the 19th century, farmers commissioned exaggerated portraits of their livestock as marketing tools, showcasing pride and the competitive nature of agricultural communities.
Without photography, painters provided vital visual marketing for farms, creating grand images of animals that promised strength and profitability to attract buyers.
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