
Alfred W. Elmore, Irish
“Tell Me If I’m Wrong, But I’m Going To Take This Minute of Awkward Silence As a ‘No,'” 1860
Oil on canvas

José MarÃa Obregón, Mexican
“We Offer These Gifts in Humble Tribute, Your Imperial Highness. But If You’d Rather Have Cash, We Could Always Just Venmo You,” 1869
Oil on canvas

Marguerite Gérard, French
“It’s From Mr. Darcy. He Wants To Connect on LinkedIn,” 1808
Oil on canvas

William Sydney Mount, American
“I’m Seeing That You’ll Soon Be Pre-Approved For a Capital One Credit Card. Sorry, I’ve Been Getting a Lot More Spam Recently,” 1838
Oil on canvas

Évariste Carpentier, Belgian
Becky Didn’t Understand Why This Kept Happening: One Minute She Was Taking a Head Count of Her Flock, and the Next She Was Out Like a Light, 1882
Oil on panel

Henri-Joseph Boichard, French
“Madam, Please Do Me the Honor of Accepting This Offering In Exchange For Your Daughter’s Hand. I Assume You’re Good With Laundromat Tokens?,” 1827
Oil on canvas

Georg Scholz, German
The Artist Was Hired To Paint a Woman’s Bust. Having Forgotten To Ask Which Kind They Meant, He Decided To Cover His Bases (also known as “Hey, Meine Augen Sind Hier Oben.”), 1927
Oil on canvas

John Watson Nicol, British
Great Moment in Phallic Fool-ic Portraiture, 1895
Oil on canvas

Franz Müller-Münster, German
Scene From the Classic Clothing-Optional Western,”Butts Cassidy and the No Pants Kid,” Date Unknown
Oil on canvas

Jan van Beers, Belgian
“Okay, Joke’s Over. Where’d You Hide My Comb?,” Between 1874 and 1897
Oil on panel