tattooing has actually "entered the mainstream" - is just among a variety of tattoo tropes recycled relentlessly over the years, recommends Dr Matt Lodder, art historian and tattoo specialist at the University of Essex.
Others include:
Everyone appears to be getting tattooed, should we not be worried?
Surprise at females, the young or the old getting a tattoo
The pain throughout a tattoo
The concern of regret at having a tattoo
In the late 19th Century, Princess Waldemar of Denmark's tattoo was big news. As was the tattooed skin of Queen Olga of Greece, King Oscar of Sweden and the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia. These were the celeb figures of their day.
Others include:
Everyone appears to be getting tattooed, should we not be worried?
Surprise at females, the young or the old getting a tattoo
The pain throughout a tattoo
The concern of regret at having a tattoo
In the late 19th Century, Princess Waldemar of Denmark's tattoo was big news. As was the tattooed skin of Queen Olga of Greece, King Oscar of Sweden and the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia. These were the celeb figures of their day.