That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for June 01, 2022

“Lafayette, remember to send me some brie and those “special” playing cards when you get back to France.”

“What do you think of the idea of giving the vote to women?” “Don’t be absurd. Next thing, you will be advocating giving the vote to little children!”

Come on George. You’ve got six girls. You can spare one!

Yes, I planted a replacement cherry tree. It was the only way the press would give me any peace.

/// That’s two cherry tree gags in a row.

This is serious. I need to know,

is this two in a series?

(Please forgive me these queries.)

Will we see George tomorrow? Please, NO!!

Isn’t this better than yesterday, in that stuffy office? And the best thing is that Hamilton has really bad allergies, so he never comes out here.

as soon as we unload this dump, we are buying an RV and hittin the road!

I’ve given it second thought John. There are men in this country who can’t put on their pants straight, and some who want to wear dresses. I think a Monarch, King if you will, would be better suited for these indolent dolts. We could open debtors prisons again and lock up the loonies.

Bob Evans down on the farm.

These historical interludes/Replete with the “Founding Dudes”/While quite educational/Fall short of sensational:/We are long overdue for some nudes !

Said George,”Your idea’s a stinker !/

You’re a French enlightenment thinker. /

But our climate is hot/

So we think we ought not/

With the “natural order” to tinker.”

Oh, just deny having had any relations with that tree.

Don’t speak to Oprah, your brain cells will begin to die off very quickly.

“Yes a sit-down with Oprah would be nice. Supply tissues so we can both cry how tough life is for us.”

Mr. President, you didn’t want to be king therefore you don’t get the benefits, send the mistress home. Only your wife can sit on the porch and be seen in public.

“Stop telling me to calm down! Martha stole my best stockings right before the big play and I’m still sore about it!”

I’d much rather hear the conversation going on behind them down on that sidewalk, between child and slave.

" But sir, you cannot name them freedom fries! You promised me that those _ pommes de terre frites_ would be called French Fries, in my honor! "

Washington and Lafayette at Mount Vernon, 1784 (The Home of Washington after the War): 

Paste (including the quote marks) 

"File:Washington and Lafayette at Mount Vernon, 1784 by Rossiter and Mignot, 1859.jpg" site=commons.wikimedia.org 

(syntax supported by the Google, DuckDuckGo, and Yandex search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and chose the first File: link found for info and links that point to more info about this huge painting.

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2935 (June 1, 2022) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger if you trim what’s after .png from the URL). I have added a comment there pointing to info about both artists. First work by either used here.

A quick look at yesterday’s painting, by the great Howard Pyle, is instructive. Pyle has produced nearly photographic realism. This work is not in the same league.

a visitor to Mount Vernon is suprised to find out it was a cat house and too expensive for him.so he went to the slave quarters.

“You have your own winery and yet you didn’t think to bring a bottle as a house warming gift? I’m insulted!”

Sir, I think you should sit down before I tell you what I have to say.

Why, Yes. I have gained about 25 pounds since I’ve been staying home.

For Thursday.

I think Melcher wants to provoke us/

With two nudes in an aqueous locus./

It just isn’t right/

(Though it might be my sight)/

they are both badly out of focus.

Google and Sotheby’s say the artist is: THOMAS PRITCHARD ROSSITER. Missing a T.