Author: Steve Melcher

Tilly Kettle, British

On This Day in Fashion History: The Debut of the 10-Gallon Bonnet, 1780

Oil on canvas

Jan Adam Kruseman, Dutch

“Yep, You’re in the Right Place. We Are Indeed the Royal Swingers Club of the Greater Netherlands. We’re Just Taking Care of Some Paperwork Before We Get Started. Go Ahead and Strip Down To Your Clogs,” 1834-35

Oil on canvas

Bartholomeus van der Helst, Dutch

“No, Seriously. This Time It Really WAS the Dog,” 1655

Oil on canvas

Ernest Meissonier, French

Paul Revere Pregaming Before His Midnight Ride, 1864

Oil on panel

Edward Robert Hughes, British

“Pegasus! I Told You To Go Before We Left. I Sure Hope Those Folks Down There Brought Umbrellas With Them,” Before 1902

Gouache and pastel on stretched paper

Pierre Duval Le Camus, French

On This Day In Feminist History (February 26, 1826): In a Landmark 9-2 Decision, the U.S. Supreme Court Grants Women the Right To Mansplain (Hereafter To Be Referred To As “Personsplaining”), ca. 1826

Oil on canvas

Alexandre Cabanel, French

The Famous Dance Contest Scene From “Satyr-Day Night Fever,” 1860

Oil on canvas

Samuel Edmund Waller, British

Going Through the Drive-Thru Window at In-N-Oats, 1891

Oil on canvas

Väinö Kunnas, Finnish

When the Spirit You’re Communing With Only Wants To Talk About Football, 1921

Oil on canvas