Showing posts with label Royalty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Royalty. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2363
















Alonso Cano, Spanish

Alaric, King of the Visigoths, Answering the Question, "How Many Cheeseburgers Did You Have For Lunch, Your Majesty?," 1641

Oil on canvas

Thursday, October 31, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2320














Henry Gillard Glindoni, English

Queen Elizabeth's Royal Chemist Teaching Her Court How To Cook Meth, Date Unknown

Oil on canvas

Monday, October 14, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2306















Auguste Serrure, Belgian

Baron William van Korynnehull's Original Demonstration of His Famous Game, 1871

Oil on panel

Monday, September 2, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2277

















William Howard Robinson, British

The Prince of Wales Congratulating Jimmy "The Anemic Annihilator" McDougal, 1921

Oil on canvas

Thursday, June 20, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2227















Edward Poynter, British

"Wait!  Take Off Your Sandals!  We Just Had the Carpet Steam-Cleaned!," 1890

Oil on canvas

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2197



















Manuel García Hispaleto, Spanish

"I'm Taking Bets on the Royal Baby's Name.  Currently the Favorites are Arthur and Albert, and the Two Biggest Longshots are Cooter and Zeke," ca. 1878

Oil on canvas

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2163
















Jean-Baptiste-Ange Tissier, French

"No Sir, My Design Does NOT Include a, Um, 'Gnarly Waterslide,' But Of Course That's an Option," 1865

Oil on canvas

Thursday, March 7, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2154













Jean-Léon Gérôme, French

"Psst!  I Know You Didn't Want Any Help, Your Majesty -- But You've Got the Letters To Play 'Chillax.'  AND It Would Be a Triple Word Score," 1862

Oil on panel

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2132























Joseph Severn, English

"Sorry To Bother You, Ms. Queen of Scots, But Before You're Beheaded, Could We Get Your Autograph?," 1850

Oil on canvas

Thursday, January 24, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2124























Sir Luke Fildes, English

His Royal Majesty, King William Joel, 1902

Oil on canvas

Sunday, November 18, 2018

MASTERPIECE #2084















Henry Stacy Marks, English

"Yo, My Liege, I'm Just Sayin'.  If His Highness Wanted a Ranch Style, It Would've Been Nice If He'd Told Us Earlier," 1874

Oil on canvas

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

MASTERPIECE #2077























Anthony Frederick Sandys, English

Lady Eleanor Petre Displaying the Shiv She Made in Women's Prison, ca. 1880

Colored chalk

Thursday, October 18, 2018

MASTERPIECE #2064

















Uros Predic, Serbian

James Franco and Sacagawea in "Richard III," 1919

Oil on canvas

Thursday, August 23, 2018

MASTERPIECE #2025



































Henri Regnault, French

Why You Don't Make Fun of the Moorish King's Pink Dress, 1870

Oil on canvas

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

MASTERPIECE #2014


















Paul Delaroche, French

The Princes in the Tower Secretly Reading "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," 1831

Oil on canvas

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

MASTERPIECE #2013






















Miklos Barabas, Hungarian

Emperor Franz Joseph I in His Skinny Jeans, 1853

Oil on canvas

Sunday, July 29, 2018

MASTERPIECE #2006























Titian, Italian

Italian Princess With Her Panda Express Order Number Flag, 1555

Oil on canvas

Thursday, July 12, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1995























Carl Larsson, Swedish

"Excuse Me.  Are We in the Right Place For the Monarch & Me Play Group?," 1898

Watercolor

Sunday, May 20, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1956























Eugene de Blaas, Italian

"They Say Meghan's Asking For an Annulment.  Turns Out the Whole Thing Was Just a Publicity Stunt for the DVD Release of 'Suits'," 1897

Oil on panel

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1950











Eugenio Lucas Villamil, Spanish

"Begging Your Pardon, Lady Chatsworth, But May I Inquire As To Whether You Have a Date For Prince Harry's Wedding?  Some Friends and I Are Renting One of Those Limos With a Hot Tub in the Back.  Swimsuits Optional," 1894

Oil on canvas