Talk:Lady Dorothy Browne and Sir Thomas Browne

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Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Lady Dorothy Browne (née Mileham); Sir Thomas Browne by Joan Carlile.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on 17 December 2018. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2018-12-17. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. Thanks  — Amakuru (talk) 21:44, 13 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Lady Dorothy Browne and Sir Thomas Browne
Lady Dorothy Browne and Sir Thomas Browne is an oil-on-panel painting attributed to English painter Joan Carlile and probably completed between 1641 and 1650. It depicts Thomas Browne, the son of a merchant from Cheshire, who eventually became a physician and author in Norwich; and his wife Dorothy Browne (née Mileham), who came from a land-owning family in Norfolk. The two Brownes are portrayed in contrasting styles, with Lady Dorothy looking directly at the viewer with a pleasant expression while Sir Thomas appears to be staring into the distance. The painting is in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.Painting: Joan Carlile

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Is this the official or common name of the painting? I am asking because of an odd inconsistency between the title and the customary style of the wives of knights. Dorothy would have been referred to as "Lady Browne", possibly as "Dorothy, Lady Browne" if there was a need to distinguish her from another, but never "Lady Dorothy" or "Lady Dorothy Browne". The source of this image names the sitter as "Dorothy, Lady Browne". I do not see the title of the painting, unless it is supposed to be "Dorothy, Lady Browne (née Mileham); Sir Thomas Browne". Surtsicna (talk) 18:06, 17 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]