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Jean Carolus, Belgian

“What Makes This Particular Piece So Valuable Is That It’s Not Just an Exquisite Decorative Urn, It Also Doubles As an Attractive Hydroflask,” 1880

Oil on canvas

Viktor Sieger, Austrian

“My Husband Here Built the Whole Town With His Own Bare Hands. He Was Going For Sort of a Frank Gehry Thing,” 1880

Oil on canvas

Paul Friedrich Meyerheim, German

Ursula, the Original Top-Loading Washing Machine, 1880

Watercolor and gouache on paper mounted on cardboard

Ludwig Knaus, German

“Yes Dear, That Does Seem To Be Helping With Your Body Odor Issue. But It Might Be Easier If You Just Wore Deodorant,” 1875

Oil on canvas

Frederic Leighton, British

“I Know Some People Would Probably Call This Scene ‘Idyllic.’ And I Guess It Would Be, If You Actually Enjoyed the Jazz Flute,” ca. 1880-81

Oil on canvas

Tito Conti, Italian

The Day Had Finally Come. Wendy Had Given In and Agreed To Get Glasses. Just As Soon As She Dropped This Letter In The Mailbox, 1876

Oil on panel

Marie Bracquemond, French

The Joys of Bigamy, 1880

Oil on canvas

Vasily Vereshchagin, Russian

“My Bad, Fellas. I Thought I Heard the Enemy In There. But It Looks Like It Was Just a Couple of Raccoons,” 1871

Oil on canvas

Peter Baumgartner, German

Cliff and Tammy’s Marriage Counseling Sessions Got a Lot More Entertaining After They Both Started Using Acting Coaches, 1878

Oil on canvas

Jan Matejko, Polish-Austro-Hungarian

“Here You Are, Sir. As Requested, the Largest Boston Cream Doughnut We Could Find,” 1872

Oil on canvas