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Boogleโ„ข

Just discovered the remarkable 18th century paintings of Joseph Ducreux

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Ducreux

Jul 17 at 12:26pmWeb
Show threadRachel RawlingsJul 17
@TheBreadmonkey Thou wantst to know the secret ingredient in Quaker Oats?!
Show threadAnne OminousJul 17

@TheBreadmonkey

lmao i thought these paintings were made famous years ago by this meme:

(which references & plays on the lil jon song Get Low)

Show threadchavasaurusJul 17
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Show threadMats Holberg ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธJul 17
@TheBreadmonkey I was absolutely delighted happening upon this pair in Stockholm a couple years ago.
Show threadBoogleโ„ขJul 17
@Holberg
Show threadMats Holberg ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธJul 17
@TheBreadmonkey Not sure anything at a national museum has ever made me smile so much.
Show threadgroffJul 17
@Holberg @TheBreadmonkey
Those are both paintings of a future Doctor Who, surprised to be discovered and asking for their secret to be kept.
Show threadCaryJul 17

@Holberg @TheBreadmonkey Met up with a couple friends at the The Huntington Library last year and were very delighted to find this vintage meme:

#BlinkingSam #Meme

Show threadMats Holberg ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธJul 17
@crenquis @TheBreadmonkey Ha! (And at an intersection of my interests as an English major and someone who loves the Huntington.)
Show threadLevel 98 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆJul 18
@crenquis @Holberg @TheBreadmonkey Reading through the latest posts prior to Mastodon going online.
Show threadTuckers Nuts Resist! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Jul 17
@Holberg @TheBreadmonkey
Whar overlaid text?
Show threadRudyJul 17
@TheBreadmonkey #2 is frequently used as the "i see what you did there" meme
Show threadNickJul 17
@TheBreadmonkey Top left is entitled โ€œItโ€™s not what it looks like mate, no, wait!โ€
Show threadGuill.Jones, Honorary CanadianJul 17
@TheBreadmonkey
Artist Ducreux was painting memes before photography or teh internet were invented, Ben.
Show threadNicovel0 ๐Ÿ‰Jul 17
@TheBreadmonkey what I want to know is how Peter Capaldi managed to pose for him
Show threadAriaflameJul 17
@Nicovel0 @TheBreadmonkey He'd parked the TARDIS nearby?
Show threadyour auntifa liza ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿฆ› ๐ŸฆฆJul 17

i donโ€™t see Capaldi, but Ben mentioned Michael Sheen and now i cannot unsee it:
https://mastodon.social/@BenCotterill/114869057183643807

@ariaflame @Nicovel0 @TheBreadmonkey

Show threadNicovel0 ๐Ÿ‰Jul 17
@blogdiva @ariaflame @TheBreadmonkey Iโ€™m the opposite I donโ€™t seen Sheen. Ah well Iโ€™m famously incapable of recognising colleagues Iโ€™ve worked with for 5 years or more if I donโ€™t see them regularly so it may be a me issue. Or is it the blue dress/gold dress all over again?
Show thread๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅง ฯ€ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆJul 17
@Nicovel0 @blogdiva @ariaflame @TheBreadmonkey
Mischievous Shhh and Ham Surprise both have a rather Capaldi attitude to them.
OTOH I am also shit at recognizing people and used to be terrified Iโ€™d not be able to identify my own child if he got lost in a crowd. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ
Show threadSean KleefeldJul 18
@blogdiva @ariaflame @Nicovel0 @TheBreadmonkey Well, crap. Now I'm never going to unsee Sheen in those too!
Show threadeclectechJul 17
@TheBreadmonkey Oh these are superb!
Show threadDr. Nancy Wayne โœ…Jul 17
@TheBreadmonkey Thanks for the introduction! Now I just discovered this wonderful artist's remarkable portraits.
Show threadBoogleโ„ขJul 17

@nancylwayne

๐Ÿ˜Š

Show threadaburka ๐ŸซฃJul 17
@TheBreadmonkey may we all aspire to leave behind this table of contents
Show threadMissConstrueJul 17
@TheBreadmonkey I got to see some of them in person at a touring exhibit. They're extraordinary in their detail and colors and movement.
Show threadSepia FanJul 17

@TheBreadmonkey

For a brief moment I thought these were AI-generated, but then I realised that all hands have five fingers. ๐Ÿซ 

Show threadMichele Feltman StriderJul 17
@TheBreadmonkey I love a talented person who is not afraid to be a little silly. These are great!
Show threadRachel RawlingsJul 17
@TheBreadmonkey Yeah, I'd have guessed he was a Nancy boy.
Show threadส™แด‡ษด แด„แดแด›แด›แด‡ัษชสŸสŸJul 17
@TheBreadmonkey @Lazarou Micheal Sheen posed for a lot of paintings in the 18th c.
Show threadmillennial falconJul 17
@TheBreadmonkey DOAP!
Show threadBoogleโ„ขJul 17

@falcennial

WHAT??!!

https://www.acronymfinder.com/Death-of-a-President-(DOAP).html

Show threadSpace HoboJul 17
@TheBreadmonkey Tag yourselves. I'm "self-portrait: yawning"
Show thread0x4d6165 (Mae or Julie)Jul 17
@TheBreadmonkey oh so THAT'S where that old meme is from
Show threadBoogleโ„ขJul 17

@0x4d6165

I have somehow never seen this meme

Show threadJuho MรคntysaloJul 17

@TheBreadmonkey @0x4d6165

In hope you find this informative.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/joseph-ducreux-archaic-rap

Show threadEriolJul 17
@0x4d6165 @TheBreadmonkey in fact, Ducreux invented memes.
Show threadHashRaydamonJul 17
@TheBreadmonkey that guy's mene game was top notch
Show threadembixJul 17
@TheBreadmonkey Some of those go well with Joshua Reynolds' depictions of Saumel Johnson. 
Show threadU.LancierJul 17
@TheBreadmonkey I can imagine these paintings at the entrances and doorways in a house โ€“ the bedroom, the bathroom, the dashing face besides the mirror at the exitโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜†
Show threadCatJul 17
@TheBreadmonkey captain peacock, are you frrrrrree?
Show threadBoogleโ„ขJul 17
@catmisgivings
Show threadawwskurr  Jul 17
@TheBreadmonkey my soul in a nut shell ! 
Show threadDieuJul 17
@TheBreadmonkey fantastic. Want these as emojis.
Show threadBoogleโ„ขJul 17

@hllizi

No pressure @theropologist, but if you're ever at a loose end and feel like adding some more emojis to the instance?.....

Show threadGeorge ๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿšฒ ๐Ÿฅพ โœŒ๏ธ๐ŸŒŽ ๐ŸŒŒJul 17
@TheBreadmonkey Great Alt-text
Show threadvictorvonvortexJul 17
@TheBreadmonkey
Show threadDieuJul 17
@victorvonvortex @TheBreadmonkey amazing
Show threadAndyJul 17
@victorvonvortex @TheBreadmonkey is that Michael Sheen?
Show threadcaptain acab Jul 17
@victorvonvortex @TheBreadmonkey I love this so much
Show threadLuigiHannJul 17
@TheBreadmonkey am I the only one who sees Paul Scheer
Show threadSilvia RasmussenJul 17
@TheBreadmonkey thanks for sharing this info. Very interesting artist.
Show threadBoogleโ„ขJul 17

@silviar

๐Ÿ˜Š

Show threadWilliam Wolf Moondel, Esq.Jul 17
@TheBreadmonkey This was a *huge* reddit meme circa 2010.
Show threadMercurius GoldsteinJul 17

@TheBreadmonkey

This reminds me of the time I saw amusing photos of cats on the Internet; I lolโ€™d.

Show threadTuckers Nuts Resist! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Jul 17
@MercG @TheBreadmonkey
There are amusing photos of cats on teh internets?
Where may Eye see them?
Show threadBoogleโ„ขJul 17

@jstatepost @MercG

Sorry but they are secret

Show threadMercurius GoldsteinJul 17

@TheBreadmonkey @jstatepost

*sekrit

Show threadTuckers Nuts Resist! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Jul 17
@MercG @TheBreadmonkey
Are there moar sekrits on teh internets, Mercurious?
(Itty bitty curious kitty committee wants to know.)
#Cats #PreCaturday #Caturday #TuckersBalls
Show threadDarkAthena ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ’ซJul 17
@jstatepost @MercG @TheBreadmonkey They are for Beige only.
Show threadDana das Grau ๐Ÿง™๐Ÿป๐Ÿงโ€โ™‚๏ธJul 17
@DarkAthena @jstatepost @MercG @TheBreadmonkey elitist!