That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for October 28, 2019

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    BE THIS GUY  about 5 years ago

    “Lord Severs and the stable groom’s eyes met, but they knew it could go no further than that.

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    Say What Now‽ Premium Member about 5 years ago

    It was a short lived new concept restaurant. Bring your own horse meat.

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    Strob Premium Member about 5 years ago

    “Gray is Uber, Chestnut is Lyft.”

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    Papared25  about 5 years ago

    “Welcome to England’s finest restaurant. Today’s special is thin soup and lamb so bland you’ll swear your tastebuds have stopped working.”

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    gopher gofer  about 5 years ago

    the duchess was popular among the stable hands because she was always hot to trot…

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    Kind&Kinder  about 5 years ago

    Percy, the stable boy, knew that eventually he would harness the lady, rein her in and give her the ride of her life! He was an expert at cantering!

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    Ratbrat  about 5 years ago

    Everyone admired Lady R.’s fetlocks.

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    Carolyn Saunders  about 5 years ago

    “Honestly, dearest, that saddle has given me gyp in the nether quarters” “Nothing a quick rub down with the Sporting Life won’t fix”

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    rmremail  about 5 years ago

    All the fine restaurants have valet parking

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    Masterskrain  about 5 years ago

    “Sadly, Lord Rutherford and the Stable Boy were a regular item, so Lady Rutherford didn’t stand a chance… although she DID like to watch!”

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    Huckleberry Hiroshima  about 5 years ago

    Very nice colors. Nice work to look at. Most posted here are a bit dreary.

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    Bookworm  about 5 years ago

    At least Lord Rutherford didn’t have to ride side-saddle and in a dress!

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    Call me Ishmael  about 5 years ago

    T’is said that, now and again, you/ should try a "different"venue/ and here, the main course/ is sex with a horse/ but of course,it’s NOT on the menu.. ’

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    Indianapolis Smith  about 5 years ago

    “Sure, the stable boy would be fun. But the two studs WITH the stable boy…”

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    Another Take  about 5 years ago

    Good afternoon Monsieur, Madame. Here at Chez Arabeek, we have taken a lesson from the Beduins in that we cook our food using road apples as fuel. You have no doubt noticed the added benefit of clean streets…

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    Linguist  about 5 years ago

    While His Lordship was back in the saddle and grooming the groom, Lady Chatterley was riding bareback, at a galloping pace, with the gardener.

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    mabrndt Premium Member about 5 years ago

    After the morning gallop

    https://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/detail.php?ID=306663 

    has info and links that point to info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.

     

    http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/hardy_heywood.html 

    https://www.the-athenaeum.org/people/detail.php?ID=1496 

    http://www.artnet.com/artists/heywood-hardy/ 

    https://rehs.com/Heywood_Hardy_Bio.html 

    https://www.allartclassic.com/author_biography.php?p_number=161 

    http://www.theknohlcollection.com/portfolio/detail/returning-to-the-foxs-lair/ 

    https://www.bhandl.co.uk/knowledge/article/heywood-hardy-1842-1933.aspx 

    http://www.avictorian.com/Hardy_Heywood.html 

    http://www.bordercolliemuseum.org/HeywoodHardy/HeywoodHardy.html 

    all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist, perhaps in addition to than what’s pointed to by the title URL. This is the first work by him used here.

     

    Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2316 (October 27, 2019) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

     

    P.S. See my 

    https://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2019/10/10?comments=visible 

    reply for new details about that painting.

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    d1234dick Premium Member about 5 years ago

    George I don’t think it was a good idea to trade the horses for a pint of ale.

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    gopher gofer  about 5 years ago

    after the morning gallop it was time for a meal at the local inn, which was known far and wide for the trots…

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