A Lovers' Tiff

With the weird way my brain is wired the first thought I had when I encountered these two in Petworth Parish church is that they looked like they'd had some sort of tiff. She's being haughty and offhand with him for something he's done and he knows he's up to his neck in it, but still hasn't a clue as to what his misdemeanour is! Isn't the characterisation of the two of them rather marvellous. Normally tombs from this period [16th century] tend to be rather stiff and conventional. This is John and Jane Dawtrey. John was the High Sheriff of Sussex in 1526. His wife predeceased him and their union bore six children.

Have a lovely weekend.

Arilx