Royalty – THAT IS PRICELESS

THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #2077 (11/8/18)

Anthony Frederick Sandys, English

Lady Eleanor Petre Displaying the Shiv She Made in Women’s Prison, ca. 1880

Colored chalk

Carl Johann Peyfuss, Austrian

“Greetings, Your Excellency. Shall I Ask Why You’re Wearing Half a Watermelon On Your Head, Or Do I Not Want To Know?,” 1908

Mural

Charles-Victoire-Frederic Moench, French

“Okay, Okay — I’ll Make You a Duke. Just Help Me Get Her Back to the Strip Club Before My Wife Comes Home,” 1846

Oil on canvas

Vyacheslav Schwarz, Russian

Ceremonial Presentation of His Majesty’s Royal Breakfast Burrito, 1866

Oil on panel/wood

Joseph Karl Stieler, German

King Ludwig I With a Bad Case of “Crown Hair,” 1826

Oil on canvas

Joseph-Désiré Court, French

“Oh,” Thought Queen Caroline. “So That’s Where My Selfie Stick Went,” 1841

Oil on canvas

Alonso Cano, Spanish

Alaric, King of the Visigoths, Answering the Question, “How Many Cheeseburgers Did You Have For Lunch, Your Majesty?,” 1641

Oil on canvas

Henry Gillard Glindoni, English

Queen Elizabeth’s Royal Chemist Teaching Her Court How To Cook Meth, Date Unknown

Oil on canvas

Auguste Serrure, Belgian

Baron William van Korynnehull’s Original Demonstration of His Famous Game, 1871

Oil on panel

William Howard Robinson, British

The Prince of Wales Congratulating Jimmy “The Anemic Annihilator” McDougal, 1921

Oil on canvas