BritishLibrary – Ann M. Hale

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 405

Figure from Gustave Caillebotte's "Les raboteurs de parquet" (1875) in the construction area in front of the Britsh Library

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) Gustave Caillebotte’s “Les raboteurs de parquet” (1875) PHOTO LOCATION British Library, London

My Lockdown Life: Day 393

Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret’s “A Woman From Bern, Switzerland” (1887) in the British Library pandemic queue area

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret’s “A Woman from Bern, Switzerland” (1887) (Portrait of Dagnan-Bouveret’s Wife) PHOTO LOCATION British Library, London

My Lockdown Life: Day 391

Georges Merle’s “L’Envoûteuse” (The Sorceress) (1883) in the British Library

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) Georges Merle’s “L’Envoûteuse” (The Sorceress) (1883) PHOTO LOCATION British Library, London THOUGHTS My incantation worked…booked a couple of days at the British Library in the coming weeks.

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

My Lockdown Life: Day 275

John Clayton Clark's "A Reader of the Era" (c1900) in the British Library

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) Joseph Clayton Clark’s (aka “Kyd”) “A Reader of The Era” (c. 1900) PHOTO LOCATION British Library, London

My Lockdown Life: Day 274

Figure from Evelyn De Morgan’s “Queen Eleanor and Fair Rosamund” (c.1901) outside the Rare Books & Music reading room at the British Library

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) Evelyn De Morgan’s “Queen Eleanor & Fair Rosamund” (c. 1901) PHOTO LOCATION British Library, London

My Lockdown Life: Day 273

Figure from Jean Béraud’s “A Windy Day on the Pont des Arts” (1880s) outside the Lord John Russell pub on Marchmont Street

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) Jean Béraud’s “A Windy Day on the Pont des Arts” (1880s) PHOTO LOCATION Lord John Russell pub, Marchmont Street near Cartwright Gardens, London THOUGHTS This is the first time I am re-using a painting, although the collage incorporates a different figure than the figures used previously.

My Lockdown Life: Day 272

George Dunlop Leslie’s “Charity School Girl” (1882) in the British Library’s Rare Books & Music reading room

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) George Dunlop Leslie’s “Charity School Girl” (1882) via ArtUK and the City of Westminster Archives Centre PHOTO LOCATION Rare Books & Music, British Library, London

My Lockdown Life: Day 271

John William Waterhouse’s “Psyche Opening the Door Into Cupid’s Garden” (1903) and the printing press found on the Lower Level of the British Library

COLLAGE SOURCE(S) John William Waterhouse’s “Psyche Entering Cupid’s Garden” (1903) PHOTO LOCATION British Library, London THOUGHTS It’s my VIVAVERSARY! One year since I passed my viva…and what an insane year it has been. It feels like yesterday, and it feels like a million years ago.