Baroque Fan Mugs

Vivaldi and his creative partner

Sir Desmond Murgatroyd

"Before you chop off my head, don't you think we should see a counsellor?"

'Sire, your new fortress was fine for your nephew's fifth, but I fear it is set for a sterner test.'

"We're following Carrot Top."

William Shakespeare sitting at a desk

"Take this declaration of war and punch it up."

William Shakespeare a.k.a. Francis Bacon, Earl of Essex....

'Don't be silly- of course you're going into the family business!'

Baroque Peacock

"He's his own worst enemy."

"If you let down your guard, I'll walk over the moat."

"Early model of baggage claim"

Romeo & Juliet & Ron

Emily Dickinson: Mime - "I think she's saying something about death."

A man taking a bow

Castle, Cafe + Gift Shop.

Johannes Sebastian Bach

The Da Vinci Cod

"Scotch and water musick."

"Not now, my love. I'm feeling preminstrel."

The University Cricket Match - a sketch at Lord's.

Though Mr. Frackman had yet to say a word, Bill sensed he was about to receive a particularly lousy performance review.

Antonio Vivaldi

You're my Venus

Diego Velasquez

"I don't suppose you get many sovereign rulers in here anymore?"

"A wise choice sir! Aah. . . Da Vinci - a genius of the Renaissance and a man who changed the face of art forever! Would you like that as a bookmark, a pencil sharpener or a fridge magnet. . . ?"

'Tell the salesman to come back later, I'm busy.' (black and white).

Cargo Bay at Thames Warehouse

Two monks play tic-tac-toe with calligraphy-style 'x's and 'o's.

'Sire, we fixed that problem in the sales department.'

Pre-Minstrel Tension

Knighthood being given by the king

'Make him laugh, make him cry.'