So... I ended up going down a bit of a rabbit hole trying to find something to draw for this one, and I stumbled into "The Emperor" -- Joseph Bonaparte's (i.e. Napoleon's brother's) chamberpot, which was taken as a trophy during the Battle of Vitoria in 1813. Apparently the officers of the regiment that took it drank from it as one of their traditions.

Not quite sure if I've got exactly the right uniform for the officer, but it's at least from the right period, I think.

Cheers. 😉️

 

Yeah, yeah, I'm stretching the prompt word again... I didn't want to draw dumb as in "a stupid person" or "someone who can't talk", so I went with Dumbo instead for this prompt. 🤷️

Probably been at least 20 years since I've seen that movie... 🤔️

For a bit of extra fun, I tried doing this one portrait instead of landscape.

 

I can't help but think of Undertale when I see this prompt; the word "dapper" is inextricably linked to Napstablook in my mind.

The background elements in the encounter with him in the Ruins make me think of Mondrian's paintings, so I decided to incorporate that impression into my piece for today.

Hope you enjoy it!

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