Cool dramatic image !!!

@giulband: thank you. I was really just testing the jail prop lighting, but I needed something in the scene to light up. Belle was handy. I was surprised it turned out so well.

The Victorian "philosophy" about behavior was really just a way to justify their class system.

Absolutely yes! But I don't think they needed to justify it, but more used it as the basis for their thinking. To them, the concept of class was axiomatic. It needed no justification, at least from the point of view of those on the top of that spectrum. I suspect those at the bottom had little energy or time to question the absurdity of it. But inherent to the class system is the concept of innate worth, with its ultimate expression being in the British monarch and head of the Church of England, who was chosen by "God". You can't get much more inherent than that! Inherent betterness is a precondition of any aristocratic culture. One other fascinating thing to me was the fear that the British upper class had of the French Revolution, which persisted until WW1 (at least). That's a span of 110 years, but there is a definite fear of revolution and a purging of the aristocracy. That fear may not have been misplaced, but it did result in a massive over reaction in the judicial system. I came across an account of a 12 year old girl who ended up facing a judge because she had (1) "stolen" a silk handkerchief from an upper class girl, then (2) teased her. It seemed to be the later which bothered the judge more, even though Victorian and pre-Victorian "justice" had an obsession with property crime (also, IMO, the sign of aristocracy's obsession with position). She was sentenced to be hanged in a judgement which is fascinating, because the judge seemed to foam at the mouth about the teasing and say that this teasing would see her become a revolutionary and murderer in a few years. I think this was around 1800-1805, as I can't find my photocopy of the report right this moment. And yes, I acknowledge that this predated the Victorian era by about 35 years, but this mindset set up and persisted into that time. Anyway, the good news is that she didn't end up facing the noose (too many other children were apparently being hanged), and was instead deported to Australia, where she made a good life for herself and now has several hundred descendents. But to me this is the perfect example of the mindset which pervades that fascinating and repugnant period. Sorry for the essay as a response, but the above are exactly the sorts of things which I find fascinating.

I find this image, and caption, to be quite stunning. I think it illustrates the chosen perspective well. Excellent comp.

Thank you!

Dude I love your work very much but I found out that I can't see your art on deviantart since few years ago. Is it possible to see your work again?