That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for October 04, 2017

They say this new fad called pants is fit for a king. But I think it looks silly.

Oh wait, there’s some more crap I have to put on.

Oh great, Claude stripped again. Now we’ll have to wait till it snows to track him.

Honestly, that boy will do anything to get out of sitting for a family portrait!

Kaiser Franz Joseph I. One of the people directly responsible for World War I. Which led to World War II. Which led to where we are today. Think about it—the actions and decisions of a man who died 101 years ago still affect us today.

Where did he get that outfit from, the Dress Barn?

Ballet position no. 3

Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adolf_von_Schallberg_Kaiser_Franz_Joseph_I_1860.jpg 

(best viewed by Google Chrome – can translate pages if necessary) has info and links that point to info about this painting. I could find no bio info about this artist online.

Again, a larger strip image is shown by clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #1795 (October 3, 2017) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment; so, I won’t point to it here.

“Dress for Success” – it worked for him. Got this cushy “Emperor” gig !