As class structure evolved through the 20th century, the definition of the amateur athlete as an aristocratic gentleman became outdated.
He recognized this tall, aristocratic gentleman from the many times his picture had been in the papers.
Additionally, Rubens depicts himself as an aristocratic gentleman with his left hand on the hilt of his sword.
All aristocratic gentlemen took similar trips and visited similar sites, often devoted to developing an appreciation of Britain from abroad.
After all, aristocratic gentlemen of the Iberian Peninsula were not called caballeros for nothing, the root of caballero being caballo.
Through the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries, Continental travel was considered educational: young, aristocratic gentlemen completed their studies by learning European languages abroad and visiting foreign courts.
All aristocratic gentlemen took similar trips and visited similar sites, with the intention of developing an appreciation of Britain from abroad.
Soldene named a long list of aristocratic and wealthy gentlemen who had had liaisons with young ladies in the theatre during her younger days.
One was an elderly, aristocratic gentleman - Count Darraga.
They said that there had been two aristocratic gentlemen there.