As Napoleon scanned the horizon over his steed’s head, it slowly dawned on him that he’d never be able to dismount the beast without a stepladder. He cursed the fact that troops had shown an aversion to following a leader riding a Shetland pony.
As Napoleon sat stoically on his horse’s back, dreaming of a victory at Waterloo, the steed, Marengo, was secretly plotting to join Copenhagen with Wellington.
all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist, perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the title URL. So far, 3 works by him have been used here.
has the prior, which while my comment and reply is still there, with the line breaks removed, its 15 hyperlinks remain inactive, ?&@#!#%&!, but the text may be informative.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2448 (May 12, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
There once was a general named Nappy/Whose countenance looked quite far from happy/His horse he did straddle/On an uncomfortable saddle/which made his whole attitude crappy.
BE THIS GUY almost 5 years ago
Napoleon couldn’t stop thinking about how beautiful Russia was in the summer.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Horse thinking “Is that guy still on my back? I can’t tell.”
DATo almost 5 years ago
Napoleon, shocked by the realization that he may have forgotten to turn off his coffeemaker before he left.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 5 years ago
Even though he was normal size and height.
pschearer Premium Member almost 5 years ago
I thought his nickname was the Little Corporal. (Or was he just a little corpulent?)
(I heard that joke about 60 years ago and this is the first chance I’ve had to use it. Not worth the wait.)
Papared25 almost 5 years ago
As Napoleon scanned the horizon over his steed’s head, it slowly dawned on him that he’d never be able to dismount the beast without a stepladder. He cursed the fact that troops had shown an aversion to following a leader riding a Shetland pony.
gopher gofer almost 5 years ago
i couldn’t come up with anything for this portrait of a short, fat guy on a good-looking horse, but i thought that this was hiliarious…
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/napoleon-bonaparte-jean-louis-ernest-meissonier.html?product=bath-towel
Egrayjames almost 5 years ago
“Mama….Don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys!”
Carolyn Saunders almost 5 years ago
“A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a hearty “Hi-yo, Silver!”
Radish... almost 5 years ago
I have won, all of this mud and storm clouds are mine!
WoodstockJack almost 5 years ago
Napoleon: “He who smelt it, delt it.”
Horse: “Neigh.”
Buzzworld almost 5 years ago
The moment Napoleon realized he has The Napoleon Complex.
Knightman Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Napoleon suppressing a fart!!! Ferrrrrp!!! The horse, “No you didn’t!!!”
Call me Ishmael almost 5 years ago
“I love the smell of equine intestinal gases in the morning !”
J Short almost 5 years ago
Tries lowrider sitting style to dodge drive-bys.
Call me Ishmael almost 5 years ago
Napoleon, having forgotten his Napoleonic Code, rides off to find a Geek.
Reader almost 5 years ago
He’s holding water and needs a loo.
rmremail almost 5 years ago
No wonder he looks grumpy – Napoleon’s hemorrhoids were acting up again, and he still had 2,000 miles to go
cdward almost 5 years ago
You can almost hear that horse saying, “WHAT do I smell?”
Blaidd Drwg Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Able was I ere I saw Elba.
Call me Ishmael almost 5 years ago
With his visage majestic,marmoreal/despite certain flaws corporeal/no casualty count/ in any amount/ could deny him Meissonier’s memorial.
PO' DAWG almost 5 years ago
Napoleon practicing social distancing at Jack in the Box.
PoodleGroomer almost 5 years ago
Napoleon on that horse looks like any other schlub in a midlife crisis car after a night of failing to score with Josephine.
Another Take almost 5 years ago
Napoleon with what remained of his troops on the isle of Elba.
prrdh almost 5 years ago
Where did that cloud in the background come from?
KEA almost 5 years ago
or it could be love – hard to tell the difference sometimes
garcoa almost 5 years ago
After posing for the painting for 2 days straight, Napoleon realizes he could have conquered Liechtenstein in that wasted time.
aerotica69 almost 5 years ago
Young Johnny missed the years when his father was copying the Renaissance masters, and he got to pose nekkid with pretty ladies.
Linguist almost 5 years ago
As Napoleon sat stoically on his horse’s back, dreaming of a victory at Waterloo, the steed, Marengo, was secretly plotting to join Copenhagen with Wellington.
Ubintold almost 5 years ago
The guy always wore his hat sideways.
mabrndt Premium Member almost 5 years ago
1814:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jean-Louis-Ernest_Meissionier_-_1814_-_Walters_3752.jpg
has info about this roughly B4 paper size painting.
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/meissonier_jean-louis-ernest.html
https://www.wikiart.org/en/ernest-meissonier
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/collections/works-in-focus/search/commentaire_id/le-voyageur-327.html
https://www.joslyn.org/collections-and-exhibitions/permanent-collections/european/jean-louis-ernest-meissonier-the-print-collector/
https://www.wga.hu/bio_m/m/meissoni/biograph.html
http://www.all-art.org/history400.html
https://theodora.com/encyclopedia/m/jean_louis_ernest_meissonier.html
https://www.artrenewal.org/Artist/Index/84
https://www.theknohlcollection.com/portfolio/detail/jean-louis-ernest-meissonier-french-1815-1891/
https://rehs.com/eng/default-19th20th-century-artist-bio-page/?fl_builder&artist_no=349&sold=1
http://hoocher.com/Jean_Louis_Ernest_Meissonier/Jean_Louis_Ernest_Meissonier.htm
all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist, perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the title URL. So far, 3 works by him have been used here.
https://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2014/12/02?comments=visible
has the prior, which while my comment and reply is still there, with the line breaks removed, its 15 hyperlinks remain inactive, ?&@#!#%&!, but the text may be informative.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2448 (May 12, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.
MissScarlet Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Yes, my saddle does have a matching man-bag. What’s it to you?
anomaly almost 5 years ago
That sure is a mangy-looking beast. The horse looks good, though.
NWdryad almost 5 years ago
And a little big for that horse.
d1234dick Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Nappy, really hated it when he was out ridding and a rain storm came, it might shrink him even more.
tracybsmith almost 5 years ago
There once was a general named Nappy/Whose countenance looked quite far from happy/His horse he did straddle/On an uncomfortable saddle/which made his whole attitude crappy.
Running Buffalo Premium Member almost 5 years ago
I should have been listening when he was instructing me. But no, I was going “whatever …” and blah blah blah. Now – how do I get down from here?
JH&Cats almost 5 years ago
Riding western style: leaves a hand free to stick into your vest.