Round 3: Tossup 17
Swagger portraits in the “grand manner” became popular in this country after an artist published the treatise Discourses on Art. In a double portrait from this country, a dog, a man holding a rifle and his wife in a blue dress appear adjacent to a pastoral scene. In a painting from this country, figures representing Pity and Terror appear behind a model portraying the Tragic Muse, (*) Sarah Siddons. A painter from this country went against his rival’s advice with a portrait of a boy on a yellow background who wears all blue. For 10 points, name this home country of Thomas Gainsborough and Joshua Reynolds, who founded the Royal Academy of Art. ■END■
ANSWER: England [accept Kingdom of Great Britain or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland] (Discourses on Art is by Reynolds. The second line refers to Mr and Mrs Andrews by Gainsborough.)
<Visual Fine Arts — Sarah Benner> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 3
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 81% | 0% | 6% | 98.62 |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 80% | 20% | 51.80 |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 0% | 40% | 109.80 |