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Jacob Philipp Hackert, German

“Ahoy, Good Sir! I Have Traveled From Afar in Search of Rare and Valuable Treasure. In My Case, a Pair of Pants With a 50-Inch Inseam,” 1794

Oil on canvas

Elias Martin, Swedish

Kevin Suddenly Realized There’d Been a Terrible Mistake. What Did This Have To Do With Data Entry? Yes, Starting Tomorrow, He Was Definitely Going To Have To Look For a New Temp Agency, 1782

Oil on canvas

Edward Poynter, British

“Noooooo! I’m Begging You, Orpheus. Please Don’t Make Me Go Watch Your Band Play Again” 1862

Oil on canvas

Edward John Poynter, English

“I See a High of 72 Degrees With a Chance of Rain. That’ll Be 50 Bucks,” 1877

Oil on canvas

Edward Frederick Brewtnall, British

In Reality, Aurora’d Been Awake For Months, But the “Sleeping Beauty” Bit Came In Handy For Deterring Dudes Dressed Like This Clown, Date Unkown

Oil on canvas

 

Joseph Edward Southall, English

“So Listen, Babe, I Was Going To Invite You Up To My Apartment, But Technically I Don’t Have a Car, So If You Could Give Us Both a Ride There, That’d Be Really Cool,” ca. 1902

Tempera and gesso on canvas

Thomas Faed, Scottish

“Wow! What An Exciting Game of Checkers!” (Said No One Ever), 1861

Oil on panel

 

William Oliver Williams, English

“Hey! Enough With the PDA, You Two. Get a Barn!,” Late 19th century

Oil on canvas

 

Michael Frederick Halliday, British

“There You Go — 12 Stitches Ought To Do It. But Next Time You Punch Someone, Let Her Take Off Her Glasses First,” 1855

Oil on canvas

Walter Dendy Sadler, English

As Was Their Habit, Halfway Through Their Day of Fishing, Ned and Josh Took a Break To Do Their Nails, 1884

Oil on canvas