The Father-in-Law just insisted that we take a pile of the stuff from one of his closets. It included a wrapped bundle labled "picture frames". We just undid it to see if there was anything usable. Mostly it's a pile of sappy little old floral, birdy, and puppydog prints in dirt-cheap frames. Basically worthless, but I could understand some little elderly lady buying them for decor. But then, in the midst of it, the unexpected treasure appeared; a print of what is apparently a classic painting related to the French revolution. I gazed at it in wonder, and asked myself:

Why in the name of God would anyone buy a cheap 6"x8" print of THIS and hang it in their home ?