May Morning c. 1760 Henry Dixon Textured paper

Textured paper

on 13-26 May 1909

Advertising signs and criss-crossing telephone and telegraph wires represent the 'nerve centre' at the end of the decade

Focusing on London's vibrant LGBTQ scene

Packed in a corn starch clear bag

May Morning c. 1760 Henry Dixon Textured paperMay Morning by John Collet. Oil on canvas. The May Day procession includes a milkmaid wearing her garland, a hurdy gurdy player, a black servant, a soldier and children. The painting May Morning, takes a satirical view of a traditional London May Day procession. The Lord and Lady of May can be seen on the left hand side (the 'Lady' may in fact be a man) and also a rough hurdy gurdy player and other disreputable characters in the throng. The milkmaid