1850s – Ann M. Hale

My Lockdown Life: Day 474

Figures from John Leech's "Bloomerism - An American Custom" (1851) from "Punch" (vol. 21, p. 141) on Tavistock Street in front of the former headquarters of "Country Life", Covent Garden, London

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) John Leech’s “Bloomerism – An American Custom” (1851)(vol. 21, p. 141)(coloured)(personal photo of personal copy of Punch) Gold frame from “Noon” via Birmingham Museums Trust (1953P360) PHOTO LOCATION Former Country Life headquarters, Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, London

My Lockdown Life: Day 473

Figures from John Tenniel's "What is One Man's Meat Is Another Man's Poison" (1851) from "Punch" (vol. 21, p. 85) on Southampton Street, Covent Garden, London

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) John Tenniel’s “What Is One’ Man’s Meat Is Another Man’s Poison” (1851) from Punch (vol. 21, p. 85)(coloured)(personal photo of personal copy) Gold frame from “Portrait of David Cox” (1978P185) PHOTO LOCATION Southampton Street, Covent Garden, London

My Lockdown Life: Day 472

Figures from John Leech's "Bloomerism – An American Custom" (1851) from "Punch" (vol. 21, p. 141)(coloured) on Exeter Street between Burleigh Street and Wellington Street, Covent Garden, London

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) John Leech’s “Bloomerism – An American Custom” (1851)(vol. 21, p. 141)(coloured)(personal photo of personal copy of Punch) Cream mat with gold line from “Ariccia” via Birmingham Museums Trust (1953P149)(CC0) PHOTO LOCATION Exeter Street between Burleigh Street and Wellington Street, Covent Garden, London THOUGHTS The door behind the metal fencing leads into a buildingContinue reading “My Lockdown Life: Day 472”

My Lockdown Life: Day 471

John Leech's "A Staggerer for an Excursionist" (1851) from "Punch" (vol. 21, p. 124)(coloured) on Southampton Street, Covent Garden, London (outside former headquarters of George Newnes Limited)

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) John Leech’s “A Staggerer for an Excursionist” (1851) from Punch (vol. 21, p. 124)(coloured)(personal photo of personal copy of Punch) Gold frame from “Medea” via Birmingham Museums Trust (1925P105) PHOTO LOCATION Southampton Street, Covent Garden, London (Outside the former headquarters of George Newnes Limited) THOUGHTS Whenever I am in the neighbourhood of theContinue reading “My Lockdown Life: Day 471”

My Lockdown Life: Day 457

Dante Gabriel Rossetti's "Rosso Vestita" (Dressed in Red) (1850) in the Lightwell at the London Library, St. James's, London

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s “Rosso Vestita” (Dressed in Red)(1850) from Birmingham Museums Trust Gold frame from “Portrait of David Cox” (1978P185) via Birmingham Museums Trust PHOTO LOCATION Lightwell, London Library, St. James’s, London

My Lockdown Life: Day 454

John Lavery's "Walter Burton Harris" (1907) and Dante Gabriel Rossetti's "Woman in Evening Dress" (1852) outside of London City Hall, Southwark in gold frame from Birmingham Museums Trust (1945P55)

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) John Lavery’s “Walter Burton Harris” (1907) Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s “Woman in Evening Dress” (1852) from Birmingham Museums Trust (1927P986)(CC0) Gold frame from Birmingham Museums Trust (1945P55)(CC0) PHOTO LOCATION City Hall, Southwark, London

My Lockdown Life: Day 449

William Holman Hunt's "Two Gentlemen of Verona" (1850–1851) (via Birmingham Museums Trust) on the platform at London Bridge Station

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) William Holman Hunt’s “Two Gentlemen of Verona” (1850–1851) via Birmingham Museums Trust PHOTO LOCATION London Bridge Station, London

My Lockdown Life: Day 441

Hand-coloured figure of a man carrying a bindle from "British Workman" No. 9 (1855), p. 35 crossing City Road, where there is a bus with an advertisement featuring the former Alexandra Trust Dining Rooms sign and a figure from Frank Bramley's "Friends" (n.d.), a painting of his wife, Katherine, and her dog

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) Illustration of a man carrying a bindle from the British Workman No. 9 (1855), p. 35 Frank Bramley’s “Friends” (n.d.), a portrait of his wife, Katherine, and her dog PHOTO LOCATION The former Alexandra Trust Dining Rooms, 136–144 City Road, London

My Lockdown Life: Day 403

Illustration from Vol. 1, No. 8, p. 32 of "The British Workman" (1855) in front of the London Library, St. James's Square, London

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) Illustration of a woman on a horse from Vol. 1, No. 8, page 32 of The British Workman (1855) (artist and engraver unknown) PHOTO LOCATION London Library, St. James’s Square, London

My Lockdown Life: Day 379

William Henry Hunt’s “The Pet of the Village” (1852) in front of the British Library

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) William Henry Hunt’s “The Pet of the Village” (1852) PHOTO LOCATION Watergate Street, Deptford