Wearing a dirk casually

[OC Richard]

I think those two pictures are entirely different in execution, purpose, and intent.

The upper one is a work of fine art almost certainly painted from life, that is, from direct personal observation of the subjects. It would have been painted because the artist wanted to paint it, or perhaps it is a commissioned portrait of an aristocrat.

The lower one is an illustration created in the illustrator's work-place using stock formulaic figures, poses, costumes, props, and backgrounds. It would have been done as a routine job assignment, most probably by a person who had never seen the activity in question.

(EDIT: I initially only looked at the paintings... when I'm doing that I tend to ignore verbiage. I see that the upper painting is indeed a commissioned portrait of an aristocrat. I'm quite sure that the subject was dressed exactly how the painter painted him- that was expected of portrait painters at that time.)