THAT IS PRICELESS

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, Danish

“At the Conclusion of My Teachings, I Shall Give You a Thorough Examination — Uhh, That Is, I Will Administer a Testes — a TEST!, I Mean — That Will Reveal How Your Intellect Has Groin — Err, GROWN. I’m Sorry — Could You Please Put On Some Pants Or Something?,” ca. 1813-16

Oil on canvas

Samuel Morse, American

So Far, Susan’s Work On Her Book, “How I Overcame Writer’s Block,” Was Off To An Inauspicious Start, ca. 1836-7

Oil on canvas

Jean-François Marie Bellier, French

“Um, Guys? That’s Either a Band of Angry Revolutionaries Coming Our Way, Or the Touring Company of ‘Les Miz,'” 1790

Oil on canvas

George Baxter, English

“All Right, We Saved Your Ass This Time, Higgins. But From Now On, No More Walking and Texting,” ca. 1855

Illustration

Will Crawford, American

“Rudolph, With Your Nose So Bright, Won’t You Guide My Sleigh Tonight? I Would Think Very Carefully Before You Answer If I Were You,” 1912

Photomechanical print

Frederick Childe Hassam, American

“Listen, I Understand That As the Creamer You Feel Overshadowed By the Teapot, But I’m Getting a Little Tired of This ‘Pour ME’ Routine,” 1912

Oil on canvas

Artist Unknown

“Open Up! Don’t You Want To Grow Up Big and Strong Like Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson’s Publicists?,” Date Unknown

Oil on canvas

John Singleton Copley, American

Poseidon Playing Water Polo in the Olympus Games, ca. 1754

Oil on canvas