Winter Into The Spring Around The Park

It is a tradition for me each spring to feature transitional views from a specific spot, from winter into spring. The spot in question is Central Park in the north end of the Glebe neighbourhood. In each case, I take a photograph to the east first, and then over to the west. 

I took these first two shots in early December, after a snowfall.

In early January, I was passing by and took shots. This park is quite popular with local dog walkers, especially on the west side, where some were visible during this visit.

I returned in the latter part of February, after a pair of snowstorms had clobbered the city. This was at dawn.

I passed by one morning in early March.

Early this month, I took these two shots shortly after dawn. The melt was on, though it was a cold morning.

And here we see things as they were just a few days ago, with the grass turning green.

Actaea, The Nymph Of The Shore

 We begin today with The Little Water-carrier, an 1863 painting by William Bell Scott

Two final views for this visit of the lovely Dancer.

Here we have an unknown British artist, circa 1830. The painting is titled View On The River Wye.

Man On A Rope was painted by Honore Daumier, circa 1858-60.

Actaea, The Nymph Of The Shore is the title of this 1868 work by Frederic Leighton.

The Dark Night is a 1907 painting by David Muirhead.

Here we see Henrietta Skerrett Montalba, an 1882 painting by Princess Louise, the Duchess of Argyll.

And today we conclude with this morbid work. Salome With The Head Of John The Baptist was painted circa 1895-98 by Jean-Joseph-Benjamin Constant. We'll return to this series after the theme day.

The Salutation Of Beatrice

 We begin today with Jacobina Copland, by Henry Raeburn, circa 1794-98.

General Foy is an 1825 portrait by Horace Vernet.

At Fontainebleu, Sand And Oaks In The Sun is by Camille Corot, dating to the 1840s.

Here we see The Old Park At Saint-Cloud, circa 1831-32, by Theodore Rousseau.

Another painting by J.M.W. Turner. Mercury And Argus dates to 1836, using mythology as its subject.

Two wider views of these gallery spaces.

I finish today with The Salutation Of Beatrice, by Dante Rossetti, painted in 1859-63, using the story by the poet Dante as its inspiration.

The Countess Tolstaya

Elizabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun painted Countess Anna Ivanova Tolstaya in 1796, during the artist's exile from France.

Landscape With Castle dates to the 1830s, by Georges Michel.

John Hoppner painted John Hookham Frere in 1806.

Sir Alexander Mackenzie is a portrait by Thomas Lawrence, depicting the fur trader who went up the  Canadian river that now bears his name to reach the Arctic Ocean, and then travelled across the Rockies to the Pacific Ocean, a decade before Lewis and Clark.

Another giant of history. The Tomb Of General Brock, Near Queenston, Lake Ontario depicts the final resting place of Isaac Brock, the British general who was gunned down in battle at Queenston Heights during the War of 1812. Today the monument is still to be found there. The painting by Thomas Cole dates to 1830.

This is an oil painting by Joseph Mallord William Turner. Shoesburyness Fisherman Hailing A Whitstable Hoy dates to 1809.

Salisbury Cathedral From The Bishop's Grounds is a beautiful 1820 oil painting by John Constable.