1880s – Ann M. Hale

My Lockdown Life: Day 500

John Everett Millais's "Kept in the Dark" (1882)(coloured) on Fleet Street (looking toward the Daily Telegraph building), London

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) John Everett Millais’s “Kept in the Dark” (1882)(engraved by Joseph Swain)(coloured) via Birmingham Museums Trust (1978P626.3) PHOTO LOCATION Fleet Street (looking toward Daily Telegraph building), London THOUGHTS Day 500. I am tired. I am out of inspiration. I feel like I should continue, although I am not sure how. I did not quiteContinue reading “My Lockdown Life: Day 500”

My Lockdown Life: Day 496

Figure from George du Maurier's "Where the Shoe Pinches" (1880) via Birmingham Museums Trust (1931P245) on Prince Street, Deptford, London

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) George du Maurier’s “Where the Shoe Pinches” (1880) via Birmingham Museums Trust (1931P245)(CC0) Gold frame from “Reading the Newsletter” via Birmingham Museums Trust (1945P55)(CC0) PHOTO LOCATION Prince Street, Deptford, London

My Lockdown Life: Day 495

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) George du Maurier’s “Where the Shoe Pinches” (1880) via Birmingham Museums Trust (1931P245)(CC0) Gold frame from “Portrait of David Cox” via Birmingham Museums Trust (1978P185)(CC0) PHOTO LOCATION Prince Street, Deptford, London

My Lockdown Life: Day 450

John Lavery's "A Rally" (1885) on the Strand under bunting featuring Edwin Landseer's "Man Proposes, God Disposes" (1864)

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) John Lavery’s “A Rally” (1885) Edwin Landseer’s “Man Proposes, God Disposes” (1864) Gold frame from Birmingham Museums Trust “Portrait of David Cox” (1978P185)(CC0) PHOTO LOCATION The Strand, London

My Lockdown Life: Day 445

Figures from Charles Samuel Keene's "To Be Quite Accurate" illustration from p. 286 of the 11 June 1887 issue of "Punch" in front of IALS, London in a gold frame from the Birmingham Museums Trust

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) Charles Samuel Keene’s “To Be Quite Accurate” illustration from p. 286 of the 11 June 1887 issue of Punch (vol. 92) (personal photo of London Library copy of Punch) Gold frame is from the Birmingham Museums Trust painting The Knight (1986P112) PHOTO LOCATION IALS (Institute of Advanced Legal Studies), London THOUGHTS The PunchContinue reading “My Lockdown Life: Day 445”

My Lockdown Life: Day 442

Thomas Benjamin Kennington's "Reading the Letter" (1885) in the Newsroom at the British Library surrounded by My Lockdown Life Day 275 [Joseph Clayton Clark's "A Reader of the Era" (c1900) in the British Library] and My Lockdown Life Day 391 [Georges Merle’s “L’Envoûteuse” (The Sorceress) (1883) in front of the King's Library at the British Library]

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) Thomas Benjamin Kennington’s “Reading the Letter” (1885) Joseph Clayton Clark’s “A Reader of the Era” (c.1900) – used in My Lockdown Life: Day 275 Georges Merle’s “L’Envoûteuse” (The Sorceress) (1883) – used in My Lockdown Life: Day 391 PHOTO LOCATION Photo 1: Newsroom, British Library, London Photo 2: Next to the King’s Library,Continue reading “My Lockdown Life: Day 442”

My Lockdown Life: Day 439

Figures from John Tenniel's "Whitechapel, 1888" from the 13 October 1888 issue of "Punch" on City Road, Islington, London

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) Figure from John Tenniel’s “Whitechapel, 1888” from the 13 October 1888 issue of Punch (vol. 95, p. 175)(hand coloured)(personal photo of London Library copy) PHOTO LOCATION City Road, Islington, London

My Lockdown Life: Day 438

Figures from "A Fair Jury, All Home-Rulers" illustration from the 30 April 1887 issue of "Punch" on a Lady Gaga advertisement on the side of building on Piccadilly (across from The Ritz), Mayfair, London

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) “A Fair Jury, All Home-Rulers” illustration from the 30 April 1887 issue of Punch (p. 230)(personal photo of London Library copy) PHOTO LOCATION Building across the street from The Ritz, Piccadilly, Mayfair, London

My Lockdown Life: Day 437

Harry Furness's "How We Advertise Now" from the 3 December 1887 issue of "Punch" (including hand-coloured policeman figure) on the Jubilee Line escalator in Green Park Station, London

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) Harry Furness’s “How We Advertise Now” (including hand-coloured policeman figure) from the 3 December 1887 issue of Punch (vol. 93, p. 262)(personal photo of London Library copy) PHOTO LOCATION Jubilee Line escalator, Green Park Station, London

My Lockdown Life: Day 436

Figure from Edward Linley Sambourne's "The Japanese School at the Royal Academy" from the 4 February 1888 issue of "Punch" (hand coloured) on the Green Park Station escalator to the Jubilee Line and in front of a picture of Charleston House

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) Figure from Edward Linley Sambourne’s “The Japanese School at the Royal Academy” from the 4 February 1888 issue of Punch (vol. 94, p. 50) (personal photo of London Library copy of Punch) PHOTO LOCATION Photo 1: Escalator to the Jubilee Line in Green Park Station, London Photo 2: Front of the house atContinue reading “My Lockdown Life: Day 436”