A Surprise for Papa (1889). Tihamér Margitay (Hungarian, 1859-1922). Oil on canvas.The m
A Surprise for Papa (1889). Tihamér Margitay (Hungarian, 1859-1922). Oil on canvas.The man of the house reclines in a velvet armchair as he prominently displays the newspaper he is reading, EGYETERTES, the newspaper of the Independence Party, the most nationalistic of the liberal Hungarian political parties of that time. His wife, fully aware of impending conflict beholds the entrance of the family’s matriarch; and judging from the amused expression of the house maid, most probably the true ruler of the roost. -- source link
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