There are many other artworks that refer to the novel, “Mademoiselle de Maupin” by Theophile Gautier, that was written in 1835. This link provides an English translation to Volume One of the novel:
Greta’s idea was moderately effective at protecting her dress while cooking, but showed a distinct down side when deep frying chicken (Ow! Those painful oil spatters.)
Martha knew her marriage to Dandy Dan was in trouble when her half-naked appearance couldn’t pull him from his midnight readings of Figure Skating Monthly
You can give those bazoombas a bounce / They’re right there with the best, ounce for ounce / But to prove you’re not male / As set forth in the tale / You need to be showing what counts.
"Category:Jean Lecomte du Nouÿ" site=commons.wikimedia.org
(syntax supported by the Google, Yahoo, Bing, Duckduckgo, Ecosia, and Yandex search engines) in the address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and click the first Category: found, and once there, search for the maupin text string, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this painting.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by merely clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #2034 (9/7/18) (January 25, 2023) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment. I have added a comment there (awaiting Mr. Melcher’s approval) pointing to the artist info I used to point to here. First work by this artist used here (2 times total, including this Throwback Thursday repeat), the September 7, 2018, strip being its first use.
BE THIS GUY over 1 year ago
My original post in 2018:
The upside of being a muse is there’s no heavy lifting.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 1 year ago
Even Floyd’s life size doll is demanding.
rmremail over 1 year ago
Hello, Earthling, I have come to warn you that your world will end in 10 days unless you… Hello? Are you listening to me?
rmremail over 1 year ago
Hey! Where you looking? My breasts are up here!
rmremail over 1 year ago
Ah, it’s a painting from France. This sort of thing happens there sometimes.
ronaldspence over 1 year ago
Are you sure this is part of the audition to sing at the Superbowl?
Call me Ishmael over 1 year ago
There’s a Muse on the loose!
The great French composer Rameau/
Needed something to make him go/
And the thing that worked best/
Was the sight of a breast/
A-warming his cold studio///
Or perhaps this is Couperin/
An equally talented man/
Who regaled both the Queen/
And Louis Fourteen/
With Pieces du Clavecin///
It may be some lesser-known bloke/
But it looks like the French Baroque/
But whatever the setting/
There’s just no forgetting/
That a naked girl ain’t no joke..
Solstice*1947 over 1 year ago
/// When Ma’m’selle de Maupin first appeared
to d’Albert, his heart raced, his eyes teared.
His dream-girl had a plan
to dress up as a man
and seduce D’Albert’s mistress. How weird!
PraiseofFolly over 1 year ago
There are many other artworks that refer to the novel, “Mademoiselle de Maupin” by Theophile Gautier, that was written in 1835. This link provides an English translation to Volume One of the novel:
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/48893/48893-h/48893-h.htm
jdculhane46 over 1 year ago
And, just like that, Bill forgot how much she said the gown cost
ljfuson Premium Member over 1 year ago
He may be the only one getting a raise!
A# 466 over 1 year ago
Pneumatic.
Ubintold over 1 year ago
Throw it back.
Econ01 over 1 year ago
Greta’s idea was moderately effective at protecting her dress while cooking, but showed a distinct down side when deep frying chicken (Ow! Those painful oil spatters.)
Silly Season over 1 year ago
From: @Call me Ishmael
https://www.gocomics.com/profile/2288699
~
There’s a Muse on the loose!
The great French composer Rameau/
Needed something to make him go/
And the thing that worked best/
Was the sight of a breast/
A-warming his cold studio///
Or perhaps this is Couperin/
An equally talented man/
Who regaled both the Queen/
And Louis Fourteen/
With Pieces du Clavecin///
It may be some lesser-known bloke/
But it looks like the French Baroque/
But whatever the setting/
There’s just no forgetting/
That a naked girl ain’t no joke..
Linguist over 1 year ago
Nothin’ like a naked cross-dresser to stimulate the imagination!
wincoach Premium Member over 1 year ago
Martha knew her marriage to Dandy Dan was in trouble when her half-naked appearance couldn’t pull him from his midnight readings of Figure Skating Monthly
Rev Phnk Ey over 1 year ago
Is he (or she) using a Mag Lite?
Ken Holman Premium Member over 1 year ago
“Headlights! Yes! That’s how I can use these lamps!”
The Wolf In Your Midst over 1 year ago
“So you’re going to paint them as C-cups, right?”
Another Take over 1 year ago
I’d say trey nice but there’s only two.
rugeirn over 1 year ago
You can give those bazoombas a bounce / They’re right there with the best, ounce for ounce / But to prove you’re not male / As set forth in the tale / You need to be showing what counts.
anomaly over 1 year ago
“Yes, Gloria, you do make a couple of good points…”
goboboyd over 1 year ago
But, the lighting is nice.
Indianapolis Smith over 1 year ago
“Donna, please get to the points…POINT! I MEANT POINT”
davanden over 1 year ago
I think that “his” is the appropriate pronoun for this situation.
Buzzworld over 1 year ago
Scrooge’s little known 4th ghost, “The Ghost Topless Christmas”.
mabrndt Premium Member over 1 year ago
Mademoiselle de Maupin:
Paste (including the quote marks)
"Category:Jean Lecomte du Nouÿ" site=commons.wikimedia.org
(syntax supported by the Google, Yahoo, Bing, Duckduckgo, Ecosia, and Yandex search engines) in the address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and click the first Category: found, and once there, search for the maupin text string, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this painting.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by merely clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #2034 (9/7/18) (January 25, 2023) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment. I have added a comment there (awaiting Mr. Melcher’s approval) pointing to the artist info I used to point to here. First work by this artist used here (2 times total, including this Throwback Thursday repeat), the September 7, 2018, strip being its first use.
mshaw Premium Member over 1 year ago
Mademoiselle de Maupin (1902)
raybarb44 over 1 year ago
Got mine…..
d1234dick Premium Member over 1 year ago
the dress fits, you just got to pull it up a little.
Running Buffalo Premium Member over 1 year ago
I’m sorry, strip poker doesn’t start for another 10 minutes.
Solstice*1947 over 1 year ago
/// They both lived in a lighthouse so damp,
his wife left him and cheated— (the tramp!).
He makes love now, instead
to a ship’s figurehead,
glowing gold from the tower’s bright lamp.