Author: Steve Melcher

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

Henry Hintermeister, American

“With All Due Respect, George, This Continental Congress Could Have Been An Email,” 1925

Oil on canvas

Henri Adrien Tanoux, French

“Hey Guys, Say Hi To Kelly. It’s Her First Day, So If You Wouldn’t Mind Showing Her Where the Coffee Machine Is and Getting Her Going on Her Start Paperwork, That’d Be Great,” 1887

Oil on canvas

Hendrik van der Burgh, Dutch

“Great Moments in Phallic Faucetry” (Exhibit #17), Between 1825-27

Oil on panel