
Arthur John Elsley, English
“You Were Right, Grandpa! Unpaid Child Labor IS Fun!,” 1904
Oil on canvas

Arthur John Elsley, English
“You Were Right, Grandpa! Unpaid Child Labor IS Fun!,” 1904
Oil on canvas

Francesco Beda, Italian
“Yes, I Know You Could Swear You’ve Seen It Somewhere Before, But I Think I Just Have One of Those Vases,” Date Unkown
Oil on canvas

Jacques Alfred van Muyden, Swiss
Penny Found That the One Downside To Growing Her Hair Out Was That It Tended To Get a Little Bushy, 1853
Oil on canvas mounted on board

Joseph Wright of Derby, English
“Sorry To Wake You. I Just Heard That You’ve Been Telling People That You Broke Up With Me, and I Wanted To Make Sure We Were Clear That I Broke Up with YOU. Oh, and You Might Want To Get That Lock on Your Front Door Fixed,” ca. 1785
Oil on canvas

John William Godward, British
Ancient Roman Teenager Scrolling Through Her Texts, 1920
Oil on canvas

Jules Worms, French
“I Thought I’d Dress Up For My First Day As a Walmart Greeter. Too Much?,” ca. 1876
Oil on panel

Théodore Géricault, French
Early Version of Galileo’s Experiment Rolling Balls Down An Inclined Plane, Date Unknown
Oil on canvas

Enoch Wood Perry, Jr., American
Too Shy To Talk To Her Plants Herself, Astrid Was Forced To Resort To Sock Puppets, 1876
Watercolor, gouache, and gum arabic on off-white wove paper

Enoch Wood Perry, Jr., American
The Downside of Using Models You Find Through the Witness Protection Program, ca. 1845-60
Oil on canvas

Jean-Léon Gérôme, French
“Thanks For Helping Attach That Cape. That’s My Latest Superhero Sculpture. As You Can See, She Has a Secret Identity — But I Don’t Know Whether To Call Her ‘Baredevil’ or ‘The Flash(er),'” 1886
Oil on canvas