
James Henry Beard, American
Albert Had Never Known the Identity of His Father, But As He Grew Older, He Increasingly Suspected Santa Claus, 1859
Oil on canvas

James Henry Beard, American
Albert Had Never Known the Identity of His Father, But As He Grew Older, He Increasingly Suspected Santa Claus, 1859
Oil on canvas

Carl Wilhlemson, Swedish
Three Women Painters, One of Whom Has Busted Out “The Robot,” 1902
Oil on canvas

Jean-Léon Gérôme, French
Exhibitionist Water Fowl Strutting Around Stork Naked, ca. 1889
Oil on canvas

Ditlev Blunck, Danish
The Inaugural Attempt Was So Utterly Disappointing, It Would Be 150 Years Before Someone Took Another Group Selfie, 1846
Oil on canvas

Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ, French
“You Know, He Hasn’t Summoned One of Us Concubines in Over 3 Days Now. I’m Starting To Wonder If Maybe We’ve Been Replaced By AI,” Date Unknown
Oil on canvas

Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau, American
“Do You Like the Dove? I Thought It Was the Perfect Gift When You Told Me You Were an Aspiring Magician.”
“MUS-ician.”
*LONG PAUSE. IN THE DISTANCE, A DOG BARKS.
“Receipt’s in the Cage.” 1883
Oil on canvas

Henry Herbert La Thangue, English
It’s the Hot New Fitness Trend That’s Sweeping the Nation: Pail-ates!, Date Unknown
Oil on canvas

Adrien Thevenot, French
“Listen, It’s My Mistake. I Know the Party Invitation Said ‘Casual Attire.’ But Let Me See If I Can Find You and Hunter Some Bigger Towels,” Date Unknown
Oil on canvas

Ottilie Wilhelmine Roederstein, Swiss
“Yes, Sir, Your Portrait Is Incomplete, But I Have a Good Excuse. You See, My Assistant Didn’t Come In Today, and He’s My Right-Hand Man,” 1887
Oil on canvas