Author: Steve Melcher

Jean Augustin Daiwaille, Dutch

Portrait of the Famous Artist Salvador Doggy, 1845

Pastel

Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Italian

If It Really Is True That You Are What You Eat, Scott Might Be Overdoing It With the Fiber, 1591

Oil on panel

Charles Baugniet, Belgian

“I Had Planned To End Your Interview By Asking Where You Saw Yourself in 10 Years. But the Fact We Live in a Class-Based Society Where Upward Mobility Is a Pipe Dream Kinda Takes the Fun Out of It,” 1881

Oil on panel

Hugo Kauffmann, German

“…And When I’m Not Clogging, I Do Some Modeling For German Genre Paintings. But Enough About Me…,” 1900

Oil on wood

Leopold Kupelweiser, Austrian

“You’re Doing Great, Folks. Now Let’s Get a Couple Shots Where You All Look Vaguely Disappointed…,” 1841

Oil on canvas

Auguste Toulmouche, French

“Yes, I’m Aware That I Keep Threatening To Leave Twitter. But You Know As Well As I Do That You Can’t Believe Anything You Read On Twitter,” 1877

Oil on canvas

Auguste Toulmouche, French

When Rebecca Practiced For Her First Kiss With the Count, It Felt So Real She Could Practically Smell His After-Shave. Or Was That Windex?, 1889

Oil on canvas

Joaquín Sorolla, Spanish

“Aren’t You Glad We Got Here Early? It’s Always So Crowded At These Pre-Holiday Sails,” 1896

Oil on canvas

George Dunlop Leslie, English

“No Ma’am, I Did Not Spit in Your Tea This Time. Wow, You Are Never Going To Let Me Live That Down, Are You?,” 1865

Oil on canvas