Virtual Walks

A View of White Knights from the Park with a Lady sketching in the foreground.

 

During the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown we shared images from our collection on Twitter. For all those people who couldn’t leave the house or had no access to green spaces, we wanted to bring a little bit of the outdoors inside. Now we have gathered these virtual walks together in this online exhibition.

Painting of paths in Central Park from above, with bare trees and snow of the ground.

The Octopus, Max Weber

We currently can’t fly to New York, but that’s not stopping us from visiting Central Park!

Currently, we’re ‘travelling’ with Max Weber, widely considered the first American cubist painter.

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Watercolour painting of landscape with a river in the centre, trees on the left side and a grassy pathway on the right.

Near Horsham, Minnie J. Hardman

Today’s #virtualwalk is with Minnie Jane Hardman along a river near Horsham.

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Drawing of landscape near Land's End, Cornwall. There is a river flowing out to the sea between two large rocky banks

Land’s End, Samuel Palmer

British landscape painter, etcher and print-maker, Samuel Palmer is showing us around near Land’s End, Cornwall.

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View down onto Hadrian's Wall and surrounding countryside, with lake at the right.

Hadrian’s Wall, Faith Ashford

We’re off for a virtual wander along Faith Ashford’s 1943 painting of Hadrian’s Wall.

Anyone feel like joining us? #virtualwalk

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Oil painting of a landscape with a group of trees on the left.

Landscape View, Allen W. Seaby

Allen W. Seaby is the venue for today’s #virtualwalk across a landscape view.

Is anyone else using art to explore whilst staying at home?

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Landscape view with stony wall that has a gap in it on the right side of the painting. The sea is visible in the background. The watercolour painting is by Minnie Jane Hardman

Landscape View, Minnie J. Hardman

Currently lost on my #VirtualWalk through a watercolour painting by Minnie Jane Hardman.

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Seriously does anyone know where this is meant to be?

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Painting of an Estuary by J. Anthony Betts. The ground is painted in shades of orange and green and the sky is various shades of blue.

Estuary, J. Anthony Betts

Exploring an estuary on today’s #virtualwalk.

Accompanying us (also known as running around ‘sniffing’ things) is Betts the Knitted Beagle.

He wanted to explore the artwork of his namesake, J. Anthony Betts.

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Painting of Roussillon from below with the path leading up to the town in the centre of the painting, and trees in the foreground.

Roussillon, Henri Hayden

We’re travelling to the beautiful village of Roussillon in southern France on our #virtualwalk.

This is one of two images of Roussillon created by Henri Hayden, for his friend Samuel Beckett, that are part of our collection.

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Painting depicting a knight in armour and holding a lance on a white horse in the woods.

A Knight’s Tale, Albert C. Cooper

Found an actual knight in shining armour on today’s #virtualwalk

I’ll have to wander through paintings by Albert C. Cooper more often!

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Landscape view of a sandy beach with the sea on the left side and the coast line continuing in the background, by Minnie Jane Hardman

View of the beach, Minnie J. Hardman

For all those who can’t leave the house, don’t have access to green spaces and/or just need to see something pretty, we’ve been sharing our collections via #virtualwalk.

This walk along the beach comes courtesy of Minnie Jane Hardman. UAC/10701

Print depicting a landscape with river with plank bridge in the foreground and buildings, trees and fields in the background.

La Passerelle, Alphonse Legros

Wobbling our way across a single plank bridge during our #virtualwalk through ‘La Passerelle’ by Alphonse Legros. 

Keep your fingers crossed that we don’t fall in.

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Painting on the Brooklyn Suspension Bridge in light cubist style

Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, Max Weber

Today’s #virtualwalk is over the 1912 version of the Brooklyn Suspension Bridge.

At the time that it was painted by artist Max Weber, the Brooklyn Bridge was the second longest suspension bridge in the world.

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A view of the former White Knights House across the lake and grounds with cattle and sheep.

White Knights across the Lake, Thomas Christopher Hofland

We’re on a #virtualwalk around the lake at Whiteknights. Anyone else enjoying the weather?

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Boats in dock with stairs on the right

Trawlers, Gwyneth Solly

Exploring some boats during today’s #virtualwalk through an artwork by Gwyneth Solly.

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Landscape Study featuring a house and tree by Ribot

Landscape Study, Théodule-Augustin Ribot

Taking a #virtualwalk through Théodule-Augustin Ribot’s ‘Landscape Study I’.

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Ypres Castle, Rye by Minnie Jane Hardman

Rye Castle, Minnie J. Hardman

We’re off to Rye, East Sussex on our #virtualwalk.

Today’s plan … explore Rye Castle, also known as Ypres Tower. This watercolour is by Minnie Jane Hardman.

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Painting of fence and open gate to park

Grille de Park, Henri Hayden

Heading off for a #virtualwalk in Henri Hayden’s ‘Grille de parc’.

Keeping my fingers crossed that my umbrella doesn’t need to be used.

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A View of White Knights from the Park with a Lady sketching in the foreground.

White Knights from the Park with a Lady sketching, Thomas Christopher Hofland

On my first #virtualwalk since Easter.

Practising some social distancing in a historical image of @UniofReading‘s Whiteknights Campus.

Created by Thomas Hofland in 1886. UAC/10236