Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, Danish
“At the Conclusion of My Teachings, I Shall Give You a Thorough Examination — Uhh, That Is, I Will Administer a Testes — a TEST!, I Mean — That Will Reveal How Your Intellect Has Groin — Err, GROWN. I’m Sorry — Could You Please Put On Some Pants Or Something?,” ca. 1813-16
Oil on canvas
Samuel Morse, American
So Far, Susan’s Work On Her Book, “How I Overcame Writer’s Block,” Was Off To An Inauspicious Start, ca. 1836-7
Oil on canvas
Jean-François Marie Bellier, French
“Um, Guys? That’s Either a Band of Angry Revolutionaries Coming Our Way, Or the Touring Company of ‘Les Miz,'” 1790
Oil on canvas
George Baxter, English
“All Right, We Saved Your Ass This Time, Higgins. But From Now On, No More Walking and Texting,” ca. 1855
Illustration
Jean Alaux, French
A) Couple Having Staring Contest, 1818
B) Couple Having Staring Contest (3 Hours Later), 1818
Oil on canvas
Will Crawford, American
“Rudolph, With Your Nose So Bright, Won’t You Guide My Sleigh Tonight? I Would Think Very Carefully Before You Answer If I Were You,” 1912
Photomechanical print
Frederick Childe Hassam, American
“Listen, I Understand That As the Creamer You Feel Overshadowed By the Teapot, But I’m Getting a Little Tired of This ‘Pour ME’ Routine,” 1912
Oil on canvas
Artist Unknown
“Open Up! Don’t You Want To Grow Up Big and Strong Like Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson’s Publicists?,” Date Unknown
Oil on canvas
John Singleton Copley, American
Poseidon Playing Water Polo in the Olympus Games, ca. 1754
Oil on canvas
Jules Bastien-Lepage, French
Milt Was Starting To Wonder Whether His Promotion To Branch Manager Really Was a Vertical Move, 1881
Oil on canvas
