Boredom Collection (page 4)

Old Man at Celyran; Vieillard a Celeyran, 1882 (oil on canvas)
825141 Old Man at Celyran; Vieillard a Celeyran, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 54.9x46 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Man at Celyran; Vieillard a Celeyran)

The Captives; Les Captives, c. 1923-25 (oil on canvas)
653172 The Captives; Les Captives, c.1923-25 (oil on canvas) by Pascin, Jules (1885-1930); 55x66 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Captives; Les Captives. Jules Pascin (1885-1930)

The Doll, 1902 (oil on canvas)
658459 The Doll, 1902 (oil on canvas) by Garrido, Leandro Ramon (1868-1909); 82x65 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Doll. Leandro Ramon Garrido (1868-1909). Oil on canvas

A Seated Woman in an Interior Gazing out of the Window
BAL39608 A Seated Woman in an Interior Gazing out of the Window by Wyck, Thomas (1616-77); Johnny van Haeften Gallery, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Court Audience, 1908 (oil on canvas)
PNH352764 Court Audience, 1908 (oil on canvas) by Forain, Jean Louis (1852-1931); 61x73.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Audience de Tribunal; ); Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries

The Trip of the American Baseball Clubs to England (The Voyage Out
NYH177774 The Trip of the American Baseball Clubs to England (The Voyage Out) published in The New York Daily Graphic, 1874 (engraving) by Weldon

The bored women of Longchamp racetrack. Three fashionable bored women sit among a mountain of chairs as a maid clears them away

The Bench, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated
STC451218 The Bench, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth, re-engraved by Thomas Cook, pub

Hermine, 1919 (oil on canvas)
NUL374178 Hermine, 1919 (oil on canvas) by Pascin, Jules (1885-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: the artists wife; ); Bulgarian, out of copyright

Merriment & Boredom, 1898 (colour litho)
CHT307837 Merriment & Boredom, 1898 (colour litho) by Leandre, Charles (1862-1934); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Gaming at Brooks Club (ink & w / c on wove paper)
474087 Gaming at Brooks Club (ink & w/c on wove paper) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 24.6x16.0 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Illustration for The Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb (litho)
3642114 Illustration for The Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb (litho) by Jones, A. Garth (1872-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for The Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb)

Holiday Sketches, a Wet Day in a Welsh Hotel (engraving)
1099752 Holiday Sketches, a Wet Day in a Welsh Hotel (engraving) by Barnard, Frederick (1846-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Holiday Sketches, a Wet Day in a Welsh Hotel)

Lecture D Un Poeme (litho)
2798868 Lecture D Un Poeme (litho) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lecture D Un Poeme)

Au Grand Prix (colour litho)
2798860 Au Grand Prix (colour litho) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Au Grand Prix)

"The Long Sermon, "in the Winter Gallery, Pall-Mall (engraving)
1588149 " The Long Sermon, " in the Winter Gallery, Pall-Mall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " The Long Sermon)

The Governess and the Children (engraving)
3626130 The Governess and the Children (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Governess and the Children. Illustration for Chatterbox (1869)

Study for Desdemonas Death Song: Othello, Act IV, Sc. III, (pen and brown ink)
652049 Study for Desdemonas Death Song: Othello, Act IV, Sc. III, (pen and brown ink) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); 43.5x34.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Summer: in the Countryside (colour litho)
6031099 Summer: in the Countryside (colour litho) by Hermann-Paul, Rene George (1874-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Summer: in the Countryside)

Caller Herrin (oil on canvas)
AGN35523 Caller Herrin (oil on canvas) by Millais, John Everett (1829-96); 110.5x78.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; English, out of copyright

Portrait of a sleepy young child at a writing desk (coloured photo)
5999844 Portrait of a sleepy young child at a writing desk (coloured photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Interior of an Inquisition Prison - Illustration in "
XEE4163692 Interior of an Inquisition Prison - Illustration in " Mysteres of the Inquisition and Other Secret Societies of Spain" By Victor de Fereal, Suberwick, Manuel Galo de Cuendias

A Blessing before the Bull Fight, (oil on canvas)
828401 A Blessing before the Bull Fight, (oil on canvas) by Kemm, Robert (1837-95); 71.1x91.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Blessing before the Bull Fight. Robert Kemm (1837-1885)

Getting Ready for a Visit, plate eight from Intimacies, 1898 (woodcut)
3500289 Getting Ready for a Visit, plate eight from Intimacies, 1898 (woodcut) by Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925); 25.1x32.5 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

The pleasures of the wait (chromolitho)
2817174 The pleasures of the wait (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The pleasures of the wait)

Mrs Leicesters School (colour litho)
2811725 Mrs Leicesters School (colour litho) by Green, Wingred (fl.1890-1899); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Mrs Leicesters School written by Charles and Mary Lamb (J M Dent)

The Sleeping Congregation, 1762 (engraving)
1071422 The Sleeping Congregation, 1762 (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 25.4x20.3 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

A Winters Tale of Sprites and Goblins, 1886 (oil on canvas)
985370 A Winters Tale of Sprites and Goblins, 1886 (oil on canvas) by Bunker, Denis Miller (1861-90); 95.3x126.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

Marriage by the Book, caricature from Les Metamorphoses du Jour series
CHT177458 Marriage by the Book, caricature from Les Metamorphoses du Jour series, reprinted in 1854 (coloured engraving) (see also 213938) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47)

Kept in (A Summer Study) (litho)
5230006 Kept in (A Summer Study) (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kept in (A Summer Study)

Punch cartoon: The Christmas Sermon (engraving)
6034864 Punch cartoon: The Christmas Sermon (engraving) by Du Maurier, George (1834-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: The Christmas Sermon)

Couple on the boardwalk, bored of each others company (colour litho)
6001632 Couple on the boardwalk, bored of each others company (colour litho) by Sarg, Tony (1880-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Couple on the boardwalk, bored of each others company)

The Sermon (engraving)
1613020 The Sermon (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sermon. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 22 June 1861)

The Schoolroom, 1938 (oil on canvas)
1195610 The Schoolroom, 1938 (oil on canvas) by Bogdanov-Belsky, Nikolai Petrovich (1868-1945); 108x135 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Russian, out of copyright

A Story of the Sea, 1883 (oil on canvas)
987308 A Story of the Sea, 1883 (oil on canvas) by Brown, John George (1831-1913); 63.5x76.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Story of the Sea. John George Brown (1831-1913). Oil on canvas

Napoleon in exile on St Helena, 1815-1821 (chromolitho)
972404 Napoleon in exile on St Helena, 1815-1821 (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleon in exile on St Helena, 1815-1821)

"Every Day Will Be Sunday When The Town Goes Dry"[sheet music cover]
1079075 " Every Day Will Be Sunday When The Town Goes Dry" [sheet music cover], 1918 (lithograph [sheet music cover]) by American School

The village school (colour litho)
3097094 The village school (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The village school)

Tired of Waiting, 1881 (pencil and watercolour with touches of white heightening)
828478 Tired of Waiting, 1881 (pencil and watercolour with touches of white heightening) by Hopkins, Arthur (1848-1930); 56.5x75.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Tired of Waiting)

Harem Women (oil on panel)
878383 Harem Women (oil on panel) by Constant, Jean Joseph Benjamin (1845-1902); 124.4x80 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Women of a Harem in Morocco, 1875 (oil on canvas)
878379 Women of a Harem in Morocco, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Constant, Jean Joseph Benjamin (1845-1902); 130.8x90.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Enzio of Sardinia, illegitimate son of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, in the captivity of the Guelph Lombards
3647264 Enzio of Sardinia, illegitimate son of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, in the captivity of the Guelph Lombards, 13th Century (engraving) by Trenkwald

1849, A Cider Cellar during a Comic Song (engraving)
2809924 1849, A Cider Cellar during a Comic Song (engraving) by Doyle, Richard (1824-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: 1849, A Cider Cellar during a Comic Song)

Patiently Listening (litho)
2809897 Patiently Listening (litho) by Gibson, Charles Dana (1867-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: Patiently Listening)

Portrait de Madame Dubois, 1922 (oil on canvas)
653213 Portrait de Madame Dubois, 1922 (oil on canvas) by Rysselberghe, Theo van (1862-1926); 110x84 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait de Madame Dubois. Theo van Rysselberghe (1862 -1926)

Portrait of Pierre Rabot, Full-Length; Portrait de Pierre Rabot; en Pied
656254 Portrait of Pierre Rabot, Full-Length; Portrait de Pierre Rabot; en Pied, 1893 (oil on canvas) by Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-94); 90x55 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

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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.