Author: Steve Melcher

Aleksander Lesser, Russian-Polish

Hmm…Should Darrell Go All the Way Back to the Barracks and Get His Razor, Or Just Try Shaving With This Sucker?, 1835

Oil on canvas

Aleksander Lesser, Russian-Polish

“You Can Turn Back Around Now, Greg. The Coast Is Clear. Sorry — I Totally Forgot My Grandmother and Her Bridge Group Were Stopping By,” 1837

Oil on canvas

Joseph Badger, American

Hannah Had Learned She Could Make an Awkward Portrait Session Fly By If She Smoked About a Pound of Weed First, ca. 1746

Oil on canvas

William Mosman, Scottish

Jack Found That Having an Armed Caddy Tended To Discourage Complaints About His Liberal Scorekeeping, 1749

Oil on canvas

Antonio Ermolao Paoletti, Italian

“Hmm, I Like It But I Don’t Love It. Maybe I’ll Lease First,” Before 1885

Oil on board

Jean-Louis van Kuyck, Dutch

“Sure, At This Job You Have To Deal With a Lot of Horsesh*t, But Hay, It’s a Stable Living,” 1865

Oil on canvas

Le Prince, French

Tyler Was Now 22, But His Mom Still Insisted On Tying His Swords To His Wrist So He Wouldn’t Lose Them, 1830

Oil on canvas

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, French

“Hey, Ladies — Please Tell Your Friend Tarzan There That I Appreciate His Help With the Winemaking, But He Has To Stop Swinging From the Grapevines,” ca. 1865

Oil on canvas