Author: Steve Melcher

Jacques Alfred van Muyden, Swiss

Penny Found That the One Downside To Growing Her Hair Out Was That It Tended To Get a Little Bushy, 1853

Oil on canvas mounted on board

Joseph Wright of Derby, English

“Sorry To Wake You. I Just Heard That You’ve Been Telling People That You Broke Up With Me, and I Wanted To Make Sure We Were Clear That I Broke Up with YOU. Oh, and You Might Want To Get That Lock on Your Front Door Fixed,” ca. 1785

Oil on canvas

John William Godward, British

Ancient Roman Teenager Scrolling Through Her Texts, 1920

Oil on canvas

Jules Worms, French

“I Thought I’d Dress Up For My First Day As a Walmart Greeter. Too Much?,” ca. 1876

Oil on panel

Théodore Géricault, French

Early Version of Galileo’s Experiment Rolling Balls Down An Inclined Plane, Date Unknown

Oil on canvas

Enoch Wood Perry, Jr., American

Too Shy To Talk To Her Plants Herself, Astrid Was Forced To Resort To Sock Puppets, 1876

Watercolor, gouache, and gum arabic on off-white wove paper

Enoch Wood Perry, Jr., American

The Downside of Using Models You Find Through the Witness Protection Program, ca. 1845-60

Oil on canvas

Jean-Léon Gérôme, French

“Thanks For Helping Attach That Cape. That’s My Latest Superhero Sculpture. As You Can See, She Has a Secret Identity — But I Don’t Know Whether To Call Her ‘Baredevil’ or ‘The Flash(er),'” 1886

Oil on canvas