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Johan Gustaf Sandberg, Swedish

Swedes Being Taught How To Dab, 1836

Oil on canvas

 

Johann Jacob Mezler, German

Why the Next Time You Get Shot By Cupid’s Arrow You Might Want To Get an Antibiotic, 1834

Oil on panel

Karl Kollmann, German-Russian

General Sükhbaatar, Mongolia’s Best Hope For Gold in the Javelin, 1828

Watercolor

 

Carl Blechen, German

“Relax, Amy. It’s Just Some Followers of ‘That Is Priceless.’ Trust Me — We Don’t Have Anything They Haven’t Seen Before,” ca. 1830

Oil on canvas mounted on plywood

 

Philippe-Jacques van Bree, Belgian

“So Tell Me. What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Genre Painting Like This?,” 1861

Oil on panel

Joseph-Benoît Suvée, Flemish

“This Is Caligula, Mrs. Williams, and He’d Like To Personally Apologize For Putting Those Fire Ants in Your Tunic Last Week. Isn’t That Right, Caligula?,” 1795

Oil on canvas

 

Johann Michael Neder, Austrian

That Painting I Couldn’t Post On My Blog Because the Boy Is Giving the Bird, 1836

Oil on mahogany

Eugène Delacroix, French

“Excusez-Moi, Messieurs. Mes Yeux Sont Là En Haut,” 1830

Oil on canvas

Arthur Perigal the Elder, English/Scottish

“Okay, You Guys — Doug’s Car Just Pulled Up Outside. Now Remember, When He Walks In, Everybody Yell ‘Surprise!’,” 1828

Oil on canvas 

Johann Michael Neder, Austrian

ABC’s “The View”: The Early Years, 1873

Oil on panel