Boredom Collection (page 3)

Victorian London - Newgate Prison Exercise Yard
" Vintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. Prisoners walk round the exercise yard at Newgate Prison, circa 1870."

A trip to the theatre (litho)
7147574 A trip to the theatre (litho) by Gibson, Charles Dana (1867-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: A trip to the theatre)

Conjugal habits: "Crenom, if we thought!... ", 1839 (illustration)
7211598 Conjugal habits: " Crenom, if we thought!...", 1839 (illustration) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); (add.info.: Conjugal customs)

At the Garden Room Door (oil on canvas)
5054383 At the Garden Room Door (oil on canvas) by Astrup, Nikolai (1880-1928); 87x100 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: I havestuedoren); Photo © O. Vaering

The Lords gifts turned into Short Commons (engraving)
7172223 The Lords gifts turned into Short Commons (engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lords gifts turned into Short Commons)

Victorian couple at Covent Garden Opera House, London (engraving)
7172967 Victorian couple at Covent Garden Opera House, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Victorian couple at Covent Garden Opera House, London)

Woman at the window, 1891 (oil on canvas)
OVR390593 Woman at the window, 1891 (oil on canvas) by Lochen, Kalle (Karl) (1865-93); 100x60 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Askeladden, 1891 (oil on canvas)
OVR374248 Askeladden, 1891 (oil on canvas) by Jorgensen, Sven (1861-1940); 149.5x100 cm; Drammens Museum, Norway; (add.info)

The Card Artist (oil on canvas)
OVR364988 The Card Artist (oil on canvas) by Sundt-Hansen, Carl (1841-1907); 37x70 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Kortkunstneren); Photo © O. Vaering

Nice boy! (litho)
7201177 Nice boy! (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nice boy! Illustration from The Boys Own Annual (Boys Own Paper Office, London, 1910)

At a dressmakers shop (litho)
7147572 At a dressmakers shop (litho) by Gibson, Charles Dana (1867-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: At a dressmakers shop)

Cover Design for The Savoy No. 7, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Cover Design for The Savoy No. 7, 1896. The eternal problem of Youth and Pedantry. Published in " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A. Walker, [The Bodley Head, London, 1948]

M as Mufles
6523617 M as Mufles by Hermann-Paul, Rene George (1874-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Alphabet for big children. H. Simonis Empis, publisher, 1898)

The Melancholia
Vintage engraving by Albrecht Durer c.1524 of the Melancholia. Melancholia was described as a distinct disease with particular mental and physical symptoms in the fifth and fourth centuries BC

Augustine Roulin (Rocking a Cradle), 1889 (oil on canvas)
6332777 Augustine Roulin (Rocking a Cradle), 1889 (oil on canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam

On the Terrace, Tangiers (oil on panel)
CH469094 On the Terrace, Tangiers (oil on panel) by Ernst, Rudolphe (1854-1932); 71.8x92.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

At the Piano, (oil on canvas)
985073 At the Piano, (oil on canvas) by Weir, Julian Alden (1852-1919); 120x99.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Piano. Julian Alden Weir (1852-1919). Oil on canvas

Portrait of a Lady, Three-Quarter Length, Wearing a Black and Green Dress, Holding a Fan
659380 Portrait of a Lady, Three-Quarter Length, Wearing a Black and Green Dress, Holding a Fan, on a Portico, (oil on canvas) by Bol

The Round Table; La Table Ronde, 1936 (oil on canvas)
653346 The Round Table; La Table Ronde, 1936 (oil on canvas) by Marchand, Jean (1883-1940); 65.4x81.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Round Table; La Table Ronde. Jean Marchand (1882-1941)

In the Railway Carriage, 1879 (oil on canvas)
827281 In the Railway Carriage, 1879 (oil on canvas) by Carrier-Belleuse, Pierre (1851-1933); 54x93.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Railway Carriage. Pierre Carrier-Belleuse (1851-1933)

Clerks at work (engraving)
3642531 Clerks at work (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clerks at work. Illustration for The Fireside Pictorial Annual, 1894.); © Look and Learn

The waning of the honeymoon (engraving)
3640711 The waning of the honeymoon (engraving) by Du Maurier, George (1834-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The waning of the honeymoon)

Unwilling Listeners (litho)
6014211 Unwilling Listeners (litho) by Marks, Henry Stacey (1829-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Unwilling Listeners)

The would be orator: man delivering a boring speech at a dinner (chromolitho)
5996126 The would be orator: man delivering a boring speech at a dinner (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The would be orator)

Woman at home in the evening (colour litho)
6000145 Woman at home in the evening (colour litho) by Reznicek, Ferdinand von (1868-1909); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman at home in the evening)

Our Old Uncles Home (engraving)
1057625 Our Old Uncles Home (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Old Uncles Home)

Painting on a wall, detail of Ennui, c. 1913 (oil on canvas) (see 138791)
617723 Painting on a wall, detail of Ennui, c.1913 (oil on canvas) (see 138791) by Sickert, Walter Richard (1860-1942); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; English

But Once a Year (chromolitho)
1045901 But Once a Year (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: But Once a Year. Illustration for The Graphic)

Reverie, c. 1916-17 (oil on canvas)
938862 Reverie, c.1916-17 (oil on canvas) by Miller, Richard Emil (1875-1943); 84x91 cm; Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Ennui, 1916 (etching)
1067485 Ennui, 1916 (etching) by Sickert, Walter Richard (1860-1942); 22.7x18.1 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Bromberg; English, out of copyright

Napoleon on St Helena (engraving)
972616 Napoleon on St Helena (engraving) by Delaroche, Hippolyte (Paul) (1797-1856) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleon on St Helena)

Limerick Judging (colour litho)
964608 Limerick Judging (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Limerick Judging. From Truth, 25 December 1907.); © Look and Learn

Tour of the Museum, 1897 (lead pencil on paper)
898837 Tour of the Museum, 1897 (lead pencil on paper) by Cogghe, Remy (1854-1935); 42x31 cm; Musee d Art et d Industrie, Roubaix, France; (add.info.: Visit to the Museum.); French, out of copyright

Piano recital, New York, 1907 (silver gelatin print)
MNY381260 Piano recital, New York, 1907 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 27.9x35.6 cm; Museum of the City of New York, USA; eMuseum of the City of New York; American

Dancing girl and feasting youth, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S
LLM438536 Dancing girl and feasting youth, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S. MacColl, published 1894 (digitaly enhanced image) by English School

Father and Daughter (oil on panel)
2829428 Father and Daughter (oil on panel) by Moreau, Charles (1830-p.1881); 44.5x37 cm; Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums, Galleries & Archives; Bequest of Walter Strachan

Firemen (b / w photo)
3098681 Firemen (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Firemen. Illustration from an article on the behind the scenes workings of the Paris Opera in Le)

Don t have your dinner too long (lithograph)
3099539 Don t have your dinner too long (lithograph) by Gibson, Charles Dana (1867-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Don t have your dinner too long)

The Lecture (engraving)
3099363 The Lecture (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lecture. Illustration for The Follies and Fashions of our Grandfathers)

Proud Maisie, 1893, (pencil & red chalk on paper)
PNH368212 Proud Maisie, 1893, (pencil & red chalk on paper) by Sandys, Anthony Frederick Augustus (1829-1904); 38x28 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Interior, Woman at the Window, 1880 (oil on canvas)
BRM176295 Interior, Woman at the Window, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-94); 116x89 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Interieur)

St. Peter Preaching in Jerusalem (detail of 63197) c. 1427 (fresco)
BEN63198 St. Peter Preaching in Jerusalem (detail of 63197) c.1427 (fresco) by Masolino da Panicale, Tommaso (1383-c.1447); Chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence

Contrasted Sketches of Mirth and Ennui (hand-coloured etching)
BAL42792 Contrasted Sketches of Mirth and Ennui (hand-coloured etching) by Woodward, George Moutard (c.1760-1809) (after); O Shea Gallery, London

A Petty Professor of Modern History brought to Light, 1810 (etching with aquatint)
BAL42766 A Petty Professor of Modern History brought to Light, 1810 (etching with aquatint) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); O Shea Gallery, London

Arranging the Lilac, 1906 (oil on canvas)
656894 Arranging the Lilac, 1906 (oil on canvas) by Tayler, Albert Chevallier (1862-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arranging the Lilac. Albert Chevallier Tayler (1862-1925). Oil on canvas

An Idle Sunday (colour litho)
5230180 An Idle Sunday (colour litho) by Underwood, Clarence F. (1871-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Idle Sunday)

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"Boredom: A Captivating Abyss of Mundanity" In the depths of ennui, one can find themselves yearning for a change, much like the figures depicted in John William Waterhouse's haunting masterpiece "I am half sick of shadows". Their weary gazes speak volumes about the weariness that comes with monotony. John Everett Millais' thought-provoking painting "My Second Sermon" captures another facet of boredom. The disinterested expressions on the faces of his subjects reflect a lackluster existence, where even sermons fail to ignite any spark within their souls. Walter Richard Sickert's "Ennui" transports us to a different era, yet the sentiment remains timeless. The desolate figure in this piece embodies an overwhelming sense of listlessness and dissatisfaction that permeates through every brushstroke. But not all forms are melancholic; sometimes they manifest as absurdity. Take Rik Mayall's iconic character Rick from "The Young Ones", whose antics while filming on location in Bristol brought laughter amidst their aimless pursuits. William Hogarth's satirical depiction titled "The Sleeping Congregation" serves as a reminder that they are even infiltrate places meant for spiritual solace. As worshippers doze off during church service, it becomes evident how easily monotony can seep into our lives. George Studdy's illustration entitled "One Man’s Meat" showcases how even our furry friends aren't immune to tedium. The dog slumped over his food bowl mirrors our own moments when life feels uneventful and uninspiring. Yet amid these portrayals lie glimpses of hope and resilience against boredom's grip. An athlete gracefully leaping hurdles in Winterbach reminds us that challenges can inject excitement into otherwise mundane routines. Three old men observing life passing by on a Bhaktapur street show us that finding joy in simple observation is possible amidst monotony.