Author: Steve Melcher

William Powell Frith, English

“Yoo-Hoo, I’m Back With My Urine Sample. By the Way, You Guys Are Out of Specimen Cups in There,” 1869

Oil on canvas

Daniel Gardner, British

“I Had To Improvise a Bit With This Year’s Witches’ Brew, Ladies. Whole Foods Ran Out of Pumpkin Spice Eye of Newt,” 1775

Gouache and chalk on paper

Karl Hofer, German

“Do You Hear the Lifeguards Sing?” From Bermuda’s National Tour of “Les Mis,” 1935

Oil on canvas

Eugène Pascau, French

“Hey, It Looks Like the Two of You ARE Special. It Says Here That With Identical Twins, the Pornstache Is Usually a RECESSIVE Gene,” ca. 1900

Oil on canvas

Hendrik Maarten Krabbé, Dutch

“Gentlemen, As You Know, I’ve Summoned You Here To Discuss The Central Pacific Railroad’s 3rd Quarter Balance Sheet. And Hey, Speaking of Tracks, Are Taylor’s New Songs Bangers or What?,” 1914

Oil on canvas

Théodore Géricault, French

McKayla Maroney’s Grandmother Is Not Impressed Either, 1819-22

Oil on canvas

Ivar Arosenius, Swedish

Time-Lapse Photography of a Guy Doing Jazz Hands, 1901

Watercolor

Delphin Enjolras, French

“Wow, Girl. When You Said You Could Drink a Guy Under the Table, You Weren’t Kidding. And That Was Just the Sparkling Water,” Date Unknown

Oil on panel

John Riley, English

Woman Preparing To Qualify For the Quidditch Senior Tour, 1686

Oil on canvas