Bored Collection

I am half sick of shadows, c1911. Artist: John William Waterhouse
I am half sick of shadows, c1911. Illustration of Tennysons poem of the Arthurian legend, showing the Lady of Shalott bored with her weaving

My Second Sermon, 1864, (1947). Creator: John Everett Millais
My Second Sermon, 1864, (1947). The Artists Daughter in Winchelsea Church : portrait of Millais daughter Effie, aged about five, having fallen asleep during the service

1920s France La Vie Parisienne Magazine Cover

The Sleeping Congregation, William Hogarth
Vintage engraving of The Sleeping Congregation, William Hogarth. Interior of a church where the congregation sleeps as the clergyman reads from the gospel

Filling a Tooth
A rather bored-looking young dentist fills his clients tooth with the aid of a small dental mirror

Rainy Day, 1950s, UK

LAWYERS BORED
A sketch in the Law Courts, showing the patient and respectful attention of the Counsel for the Plaintiff during the speech of Counsel for Defendant Date: circa 1893

Robinson Crusoe and Man Friday (oil on canvas)
HFA393557 Robinson Crusoe and Man Friday (oil on canvas) by Fraser, Alexander Snr (1786-1865); 40.5x58.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe)

Ennui, 1917-18 (oil on canvas) (see also 142951 and 617723)
AMO138791 Ennui, 1917-18 (oil on canvas) (see also 142951 and 617723) by Sickert, Walter Richard (1860-1942); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Guy the gorilla at London Zoo

Bored with Showgirls
- To tell you the truth, these days I m more excited by a plate of oysters than by a girls thighs

A plump rich vicar with tobacco pipe and liquor ignores the entreaties of a poor old woman
FLO4718115 A plump rich vicar with tobacco pipe and liquor ignores the entreaties of a poor old woman. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Sanders after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin

I wish I could have persuaded you to stop (colour litho)
8677199 I wish I could have persuaded you to stop (colour litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: I wish I could have persuaded you to stop)

Statues and visitors asleep at the British Museum (b/w photo)
8664255 Statues and visitors asleep at the British Museum (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: We tell Mr Smith - they do fall asleep)

Illustration for Berliner Balle von Rideamus (colour litho)
8663426 Illustration for Berliner Balle von Rideamus (colour litho) by Heilemann, Ernst (1870-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Berliner Balle von Rideamus)

Chromolithography around 1890
JAB5037111 Chromolithography around 1890.; (add.info.: Chromolithography around 1890.); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Morris, modern machine production on a large scale at the Morris works (litho)
8647559 Morris, modern machine production on a large scale at the Morris works (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Morris)

Dog sitting under its master's chair (colour litho)
8656790 Dog sitting under its master's chair (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dog sitting under its master's chair)

Three Hebridean women, 1850
3478240 Three Hebridean women, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting three Hebridean women. The Hebrides comprise a widespread and diverse archipelago off the west coast of mainland Scotland)

The bored women of Longchamp racetrack. Three fashionable bored women sit among a mountain of chairs as a maid clears
FLO4677858 The bored women of Longchamp racetrack. Three fashionable bored women sit among a mountain of chairs as a maid clears them away

French, 18th century, allegorical illustration depicting laziness as a woman is seen laying on her bed
3666069 French, 18th century, allegorical illustration depicting laziness as a woman is seen laying on her bed; (add.info.: French, 19th century)

Bored by Flies!
Alessandro Catta

Riccardo Lucidi

Portrait of a man, 19th century. Creator: Pauline Augustin
Portrait of a man, 19th century

Takagi Umanosuke and the Ghost of a Woman, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Takagi Umanosuke and the Ghost of a Woman, 1866. Series: Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Physionomies de spectateurs de la Porte St-Martin... 1852. Creator: Honore Daumier
Physionomies de spectateurs de la Porte St-Martin... 1852. Physionomies de spectateurs de la Porte-St.-Martin pendant une represantation de Richard III

The Café-Concert, c1879. Creator: Edouard Manet
The Cafe-Concert, c1879. Here, Manet captures the kaleidoscopic pleasures of Parisian nightlife. The figures are crowded into the compact space of the canvas

Ann Lovisa Lagerhjelm, born of Geijerstam, 1824-1891, 1851. Creator: Uno Troili
Ann Lovisa Lagerhjelm, born of Geijerstam, 1824-1891, 1851

Talking in the Twilight, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Lucien Simon
Talking in the Twilight, late 19th-early 20th century

Seule manière de faire poser un enfant avec fruit.. 1847. Creator: Honore Daumier
Seule maniere de faire poser un enfant avec fruit.. 1847. The only way to make a child pose with fruit. Series: Les Papas, no. 15; Periodical: Le Charivari, 24 August 1847

Des Parisiens dans l'attente du plaisir.. 1855. Creator: Honore Daumier
Des Parisiens dans l'attente du plaisir.. 1855. Des Parisiens dans l'attente du plaisir - Deux heures de queue a un theatre quelconque

Un comité écoutant la lecture d'une tragédie, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un comite ecoutant la lecture d'une tragedie, 19th century. Whatever you want - A committee listening to the reading of a tragedy

Ma femme reste bien longtemps a ce banquet... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Ma femme reste bien longtemps a ce banquet... 19th century. Socialist Women - My wife stays a long time at this banquet

'Free Education--A Difficult Problem, drawn from life, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'Free Education--A Difficult Problem, drawn from life, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Kelly, Madeleine, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 May 15. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Kelly, Madeleine, Miss, portrait photograph, 1914 May 15

Erskine, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1917 Mar. 10. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Erskine, Mrs. portrait photograph, 1917 Mar. 10

Portrait de femme, c1880. Creator: Alphonse Legros
Portrait de femme, c1880

Children seated at desks in Washington, D.C. classroom, stretching, (1899?). Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Children seated at desks in Washington, D.C. classroom, stretching, (1899?)

Train de plaisir, dix degrés d'ennui et de mauvaise humeur, from Tirage Uniq... 1862, printed 1920
Train de plaisir, dix degres d'ennui et de mauvaise humeur, from Tirage Unique de Trente-Six Bois, 1862, printed 1920

Sleeping Congregation, 1764/1822. Creator: John Thurston
Sleeping Congregation, 1764/1822

The filming of new Catherine Cookson drama, Colour Blind at at Tyne Tees studios in Newcastle 19 October 1997 - Young cast members bored in between takes

Hear no evil
Bored looking western lowland gorilla

Boredom, c.1880-90 (pen & ink)
7441370 Boredom, c.1880-90 (pen & ink) by Du Maurier, George (1834-96); 13x22 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist: George du Maurier (1834-1896) Signed); Photo © Sarah Colegrave Fine Art

A waiting room, Exhibition Daumier at Galerie Durand-Ruel in 1878
JAB4119639 A waiting room, Exhibition Daumier at Galerie Durand-Ruel in 1878 by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); (add.info.: Catalog of 1930 -); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

The dog that has to yawn to order. March 27th 1973 An audition took place in Broad Court, off Drury Lane, London to find a placid bored mongrel dog, able to yawn on cue

Sausage eating champion: Joe Steele of Bedlington Northumberland champion raw sausage eating champion. Circa 1965

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"Boredom: A Universal State of Mind Captured Through Art and Life" In the depths of ennui, John William Waterhouse's "I am half sick of shadows" transports us to a world where even shadows fail to ignite excitement. The melancholic hues mirror our own disinterest, as we yearn for something more. John Everett Millais' "My Second Sermon" captures the essence of boredom in its purest form. The young girl's vacant gaze reflects a congregation lost in their thoughts, disconnected from the sermon that fails to captivate their minds. Transporting us back to 1920s France, La Vie Parisienne Magazine Cover depicts a society seeking refuge from monotony. Amidst glitz and glamour, they long for an escape from mundane routines that suffocate their spirits. William Hogarth's "The Sleeping Congregation" reveals the weariness that seeps into our souls during tedious sermons or lectures. As eyes droop and heads nod, we find ourselves trapped in a cycle of tedium longing for liberation. Even routine dental procedures can become monotonous; "Filling a Tooth" by an unknown artist reminds us how easily boredom infiltrates every aspect of life. Mundane tasks drain our enthusiasm as time stretches on endlessly. Guy the gorilla at London Zoo embodies human-like boredom within his enclosure walls. His somber expression mirrors our own restlessness when confined by circumstances beyond our control. Robinson Crusoe and Man Friday stand as symbols of isolation amidst vast landscapes in oil on canvas masterpieces. Their solitude echoes with unfulfilled desires for novelty and adventure while stranded on deserted shores. Gustave Caillebotte's "Ennui" encapsulates the very essence of listlessness through its languid brushstrokes. In this portrait, we see ourselves reflected - weary souls craving stimulation amid stagnant surroundings.