(137) Breakfast for One, The Lahey Collection

By taking a more detailed look within the composition we realise that many works refer directly to pieces in The Lahey Collection. For instance, (28) Faceless in Florence, The Allegory of Happiness Collection, is an obvious reference to (85) Three Faceless Graces, The Lahey Collection.  (147) Cupid’s Feast, The Allegory of Happiness Collection, shares similarities in colour and composition with (149) Beautiful Breakfast for One, The Lahey Collection. (7) The Birth of Sculpture, The Recollection Collection, which represents the first sculpture ever made by the visitor, deals with a similar subject to (88) The First Painting, The Lahey Collection, which represents the first work collected by Christine Lahey. (7) The Birth of Sculpture can also be compared with the black and white abstract sculpture within (67) Interior with Sculptures, The Lahey Collection .

As well as representing the applied art of The Lahey Collection there is a huge reference to everyday scenes at Lahey. These are illustrated in the many depictions of breakfast scenes. In (63,64,65,66,89,137,149,148) Breakfast for One, The Lahey Collection, each scene is, in itself a beautifully rich still life with its own individual style. These scenes not only highlight the idiosyncratic nature of Christine Lahey, who made them, but on the other hand hold a new and almost hidden reference. This more silent reference is reinforced by the many Dining Alone scenes (139,140,141, 164,165,170) Dining Alone, The Seven Sorrows Collection, Loneliness, Anger, Depression, Nervousness, and is the implied loneliness of the visitor.This new reference leads us directly to another important section of The Collection - The Seven Sorrows Collection.