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1. about 1 hour ago on That is Priceless

   I’ve since added a pointer to the Victorian Web’s detailed Description of the painting.

2. about 1 hour ago on That is Priceless

   Yes, it’s a mirror. The Victorian Web Description pointed to by my comment below is much more detailed.

3. about 1 hour ago on That is Priceless

   Yes, it’s at the Towneley Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Burnley, UK. I see no pregnancy indicator.

4. about 2 hours ago on That is Priceless

   Destiny: 

   Paste (including the quote marks) 

   "Category:Destiny by John William Waterhouse" Wikimedia 

   (syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, Ecosia, and Brave search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Wikimedia Category: found and once there find the text string 810, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting. 

   Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3449 (January 24, 2025) 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 this artist I used to point to here. So far, 14 works by him have been used here (15 times, including 1 repeat), the February 11, 2021, strip being the prior.

5. 1 day ago on That is Priceless

   Captain James Cook, 1728-79: 

   Paste (including the quote marks) 

   "Category:Captain James Cook (Nathaniel Dance – National Maritime Museum)" Wikimedia 

   (syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, and Brave search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Wikimedia Category: found (except for DuckDuckGo, which again finds its alternate name and needs an extra click), and once there find the text string 6.12, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this painting (References links all point to the longer museum’s Description). File history has strip coloration (17 May 2006) image. 

   A slightly larger strip image is shown by merely clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #144 (3/7/10) (January 22, 2025) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment. I have added a comment there pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, only work by him used here (3 times total, including this THROWBACK THURSDAY and a prior repeat), the March 14, 2012, strip being its first use. GoComics has deactivated the hyperlinks and removed the new lines in my comment there; but, perhaps the text remains informative. The July 26, 2024, strip has the prior by him (the other repeat).

6. 1 day ago on That is Priceless

   Since moved to the Wikimedia

   "Category:Paintings of maps" Wikimedia

   Sadly, the Ecosia and Yandex search engines currently can’t be used for that.

7. 2 days ago on That is Priceless

   Again, for those who use the Brave search engine, had I chosen to search for

   "1903 portrait paintings of men" Wikimedia

   instead of what I chose (which it currently doesn’t find first), its only current response (by shear luck) is the final result if you follow my instructions for the other search engines.

8. 2 days ago on That is Priceless

   Theodore Roosevelt: 

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   "Category:Portrait paintings of men wearing glasses" Wikimedia 

   (syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, and DuckDuckGo search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Wikimedia Category: found and once there find the text string 3.58, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this large painting. 

   Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3448 (January 22, 2025) 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 the blog entry with my comment and reply pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, 7 works by him have been used here (8 times, including 1 repeat), the July 11, 2022, strip being the prior.

9. 3 days ago on That is Priceless

   Again, for those who use the Brave search engine, had I chosen to search for

   "Category: Lady Godiva (by John Collier)" Wikimedia

   instead of what I chose (which it currently doesn’t find first), it would have found that (which the Bing and DuckDuckGo search engines currently fail).

10. 3 days ago on That is Priceless

    Godiva: 

    Paste (including the quote marks) 

    "Category:Horse blankets in art" Wikimedia 

    (syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, and DuckDuckGo search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Wikimedia Category: found and once there find the text string FXD, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this large painting. 

    Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3447 (January 21, 2025) 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 the blog entry with my comment and reply pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, 13 works by him have been used here (14 times, including 1 repeat), the May 23, 2022, strip being the prior.