tattooing has actually " gotten in the mainstream" - is just among a variety of tattoo tropes recycled non-stop over the decades, suggests Dr Matt Lodder, art historian and tattoo expert at the University of Essex.
Others include:
Everyone appears to be getting tattooed, should we not be worried?
Surprise at women, the young or the old getting a tattoo
The discomfort 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 inked skin of Queen Olga of Greece, King Oscar of Sweden and the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia. These were the star figures of their day.
Others include:
Everyone appears to be getting tattooed, should we not be worried?
Surprise at women, the young or the old getting a tattoo
The discomfort 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 inked skin of Queen Olga of Greece, King Oscar of Sweden and the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia. These were the star figures of their day.