Meme lore
What is the Colonel Toad (Gentleman Frog) meme?
Colonel Toad shows a serious-looking toad in nineteenth-century gentleman's clothes, seated in a chair. The contrast between its formal portrait pose and very ordinary news makes it a natural vehicle for ceremoniously announcing birthdays, weekdays, small wins, holidays, or mild disappointments.
Origin & history
Colonel Toad is a watercolor-style adaptation of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres's nineteenth-century portrait of French journalist Louis-François Bertin. The original editor has been publicly claimed, but the exact authorship and creation process of this specific toad adaptation remain unclear.
Customize this template with your own text, then download the finished PNG free for Reddit, X, Instagram, Discord, or the group chat.
