Eastman Johnson, American
“Happy Holiday To You Too, Warden. By the Way, This Being INDEPENDENCE Day, I Don’t Suppose You Could — No? Okay. Just Throwing It Out There,” 1874
Oil on board
Raffaello Sorbi, Italian
“Sorry Sir, We Didn’t Know There’d Be a Man in the Audience. Now We’ll Sing It Again As ‘Brown-Eyed Guy,'” Date Unknown
Oil on panel
Achille Glisenti, Italian
Do You Folks Actually Like This Painting? I Think It’s Only Sew-Sew, 1890
Oil on panel
Franz von Defregger, Austrian
Writing Her Review of the Debate, Nell Found Herself Struggling To Come Up With a 10th Synonym for “Sh*tshow,” ca. 1900
Oil on panel
Alfred Stevens, Belgian
“That’s My Bad, Miss. Before I Dusted You, I Should’ve Gotten Your Consent,” Date Unknown
Oil on canvas
Julio Romero de Torres, Spanish
When Geoffrey and Beth’s Daughter Was Born, They Admitted They’d Always Wanted a Girl. “Shocker,” Said Their Sons. 1919
Oil and tempera on canvas
Paul Jamin, French
“Actually Todd, I DO Mind If You Date My Ex,” 1888
Oil on canvas
Aelbert Jansz. van der Schoor, Dutch
Not Only Did Hendrik Love the Look of His New Beard, He Found It Doubled Nicely As a Whisk Broom, 1647
Oil on panel
George Catlin, American
Running Bear Was the Only Witness To the Great Chocolate Heist, and He Wasn’t Talking. Had the Thief Threatened Him To Keep Quiet? I Guess We’ll Never Know, 1844
Oil on canvas
Paul Jamin, French
“On Second Thought, Let’s Just Do Takeout. I Know a Good Neanderthal Place,” 1885
Oil on canvas