It's part of a set of 5, and the note in the corner actually comments on his white skin whereas none of the others do. So he probably was whiter (makeup maybe?) than the others.

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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The funny part would be that it was accurate

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

Just a couple of gentlemen!

[–] AFreeLarryHoover@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

Damn, Weird Al Yankovic

[–] d00ery@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

First lines seem sensible then it gets weird.

[–] Wangus@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

What a porcelain skinned dandy.

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

Wacky lookin mf

[–] Stamau123@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Really nailed the piercing demon eyes

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

God, I love depictions like this of how one historical culture sees another.

[–] MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io 3 points 7 months ago

Looks like he could be French military?. Red small clothes and blue overcoat were one of thier uniforms at that time.

[–] CentrifugalChicken@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

Looks like someone skipped leg day.

[–] guyoverthere123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 7 months ago

look at me I'm white and nerdy