| Property |
Value |
| @id | the:SurrogateObserver |
| type | rdfs:Resource, skos:Concept |
| broader | the:Interpretation, the:visualArtTerm, the:Composition, the:ViewerPositioningStrategy, the:FormalAnalysis |
| definition | A figure within a composition whose posture or placement invites the viewer to identify with their vantage point, positioning the audience within the depicted scene. |
| inScheme | the:WatercolorCriticismScheme |
| label | Surrogate observer |
| scope note | Often a figure seen from behind or at the composition's edge, acting as a proxy for the viewer's gaze. |
| skos:altLabel | Repoussoir figure, Surrogate viewer |
| skos:exactMatch | Repoussoir |