D Ream Collection (#4)

Theatre / Play / Shakespeare
The amateur players: Quince, Snout, Flute, Snug, Starveling & Bottom Date: 1908

Thomas Alexander Browne
THOMAS ALEXANDER BROWNE Australian novelist (nom-de- plume ROLF BOLDREWOOD) Author of Robbery under arms, The squatters dream and many more. Date: 1826 - 1915

Dream Landscape of Ice and Snow Date: 1895

EL GRECO: PHILIP II, c1577. The Dream of Philip II. Oil on canvas, c1577-1582, by El Greco

Nightmare, conceptual image
Nightmare. Conceptual artwork of a crying person having nightmares while asleep. Some of the images that are going through his or her mind (upper centre) include a gun, a skull and an aeroplane

Flying skeleton, computer enhanced X-ray

Woman dreaming, conceptual image

1855 Dinosaur nightmare of Crystal Palace
" The effects of a hearty dinner after visiting the Antediluvian Department at the Crystal Palace" from Punch, Volume 28, 1855

1820-1830 Early Geologist fossil cartoon
An unrecorded, possibly unique print by E.S - F.G.S (Fellow of Geological Society) in mezzotint style with contemporary hand colouring and ink inscription

Full Moon rising
It is said that the Moon has a great influences not only on human beings - on plants, on animals, especially birds. We can watch the phases of the Moon without a telescope

Moon-rise over a volcano. View of the Moon rising over Mount Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands. Mount Teide is an active stratovolcano that sits atop a shield volcano. Photographed in February 2011

Moon rising over the sea

Earth and the Moon from space
It is said that the Moon has a great influences not only on human beings - on plants, on animals, especially birds. We can watch the phases of the Moon without a telescope

Dreaming, conceptual image

Imagination, conceptual artwork. Drawing of a mans head with a small man staring into space from the inside, representing imagination or dreaming

Dreaming, conceptual artwork
MODEL RELEASED. Dreaming, conceptual computer artwork. Images of a falling man emerging from a sleeping mans brain. This represents the dreaming process

Subconsciousness, conceptual image. Computer artwork of an abstract diagram above the coloured cortex of a human brain, representing the thought processes that occur in the mind

CHRISTMAS DREAM, c1897. A spectral Santa Claus stands over sleeping child while the mother sleeps at nearby table. Double exposed stereograph, c1897

Silent Film Still: Golf

GEUR2A-00003
Dream of Life, a fresco by Orcagna, Campo Santo, Pisa, 1300s. Lithograph reproduction of the painting

Ragasthan, India, Indian sub-continent, Young men resting with their camel at sunset along the dunes in the Thar Desert

Forty Warm Winks
Bonzo, the canine cartoon character created by George Studdy and hugely popular during the 1920s, is pictured getting closer and closer to the fire and on drowsing off

Caedmon and his vision
Caedmon, sing some song to me. During a dream, an angelic vision appears to Caedmon, an Anglo-Saxon herdsman attached to the Abbey of Whitby, who subsequently became a monk and religious poet

Dreaming Music Cover
A very fine music cover for Dreaming by Anthony Stephen and Michael Prado, depicting a glamorous woman drifting off into the magical world of her thoughts

We Anchored by the Moon by Hilda Miller

The dream of a French Tommy (WWI)
France - The dream of a French Tommy (WWI). All of the aspects of his pleasant dream, from his lady love to the Gates of Paradise - Enter without knocking, but please wipe your shoes!

Memories! by George Studdy
A old bulldog snoozes in a kitchen and dreams of memories of times past - chasing smaller dogs, chewing stuff, growling and generally being a rather violent personality by the looks of

Dream by Raymond Sheppard. Fantastical abstract painting of a cavernous structure with river-like features flowing through interconnecting organic growths

Dream Children of Christmas Past in the Wonderland of Christ
Little girl asleep amongst her toys, dreaming of children from different eras. From the painting by Lilian Rowles

The Futurists Dream of Paradise by Leslie Butler
A futurist artist, sleeps in his bed dreaming of a paradise filled with stylised futurist figures and landscapes for him to paint. Humorous illustration by Leslie Butler

Neilson. Oberons / Speare
JULIA NEILSON English actress, wife of Fred Terry in the roll of Oberon, in Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream

Weirs / Spesre Bottom
Mr G. R. Weir, actor in the roll of Bottom, in Shakespeares a Midsummer Nights Dream

Benson. Titanias / Speare
CONSTANCE BENSON (nee Featherstonhaugh) English actress, wife of Frank R Benson, in the roll of Titania in Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream

Dreaming of being the victor
A man dreams of being the Olympic Champion!

Krippner Experiment 2
A subject in Krippners DREAM TELEPATHY EXPERIMENT at the Maimonides Laboratory, Brooklyn (New York) : EEG and polygraph record her brain and emotional activity

Krippner Experiment 1
Dr Stanley Krippner, at the Maimonides Laboratory, Brooklyn (New York) monitors a DREAM TELEPATHY EXPERIMENT, recording brain activity and reading emotional activity

Krippner Experiment 3
A subject in Krippners DREAM TELEPATHY EXPERIMENT at the Maimonides Laboratory, Brooklyn (New York) : EEG and polygraph record her brain and emotional activity

Montezuma & Dream 1518
Montezuma is told of a labourers dream which predicts the calamaties to come

Jacobs Dream / Stothard
JACOBs VISION Jacobs dream of a ladder (staircase) to heaven with angels as escorts

Beauty Sleep
An attractive young woman catches up on her beauty sleep

Worth Going to Bed For by Harold Earnshaw
Illustration by Harold Cecil Earnshaw to accompany a rhyme by J.M. Barrie, showing a little boy fast asleep and enjoying a particularly vivid dream crammed with castles, pirates, elephants

Land of Nod
The Land of Nod is one way to describe the dream world. Here the signpost points to a village of the same name in East Riding, Yorkshire. But is the man really asleep?

Garden / Woman Sleeps 1886
A Midsummer Days Dream: a lady sleeps in her hammock as a man and a woman do her gardening chores

Sisters Sleep with Dolls
Two sisters prepare for bed - and of course their dolls come to bed with them

Tunnel under Channel ?
One day it may be possible to realise the age-old dream of a tunnel beneath the English channel, providing a direct high-speed link between France and the off-shore island

Caedmon, Poet & Herdsman
CAEDMON A herdsman who, according to Bede, received a divine call in a dream to sing of " the beginning of things"

Dream of Flight 1922
A boy dreams of great fun and mischief to be had if only he had wings like his pet parrot!

Maeterlinck / Bluebird
The Kingdom of the Future emerges, dream like, above the childrens beds. Blue birds fly and the galley sails to deliver the as yet unborn to Earth

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"Dreams: Portals to Imagination and Inspiration" Dreams, like the vivid tales spun by Charles Dickens, transport us to realms beyond reality. In Robert William Buss's unfinished oil painting "Dickens Dream, " we catch a glimpse of the author's visionary mind at work. Just as Pauline Baynes' enchanting illustrations in "Goblin Market" beckon us into a world of magical creatures and forbidden fruits, dreams lure us with their tantalizing mysteries. Shakespeare's Titania, queen of fairies in "A Midsummer Night's Dream, " reminds us that dreams hold secrets waiting to be unraveled, and are windows into our deepest desires and fears. Elsie Harding's masterpiece "The Pipes Of Pan" evokes dreamlike melodies that resonate within our souls, stirring emotions we never knew existed. In the haunting cover design for piano music titled "Angels of Mons, " dreams merge with reality as soldiers find solace amidst celestial beings during World War I. Dreams can offer solace even in times of darkness. Reginald Higgins' mesmerizing artwork in "Strange Incense" invites us to explore the mystical corners of our minds where dreams intertwine with spirituality and transcendence. Like Jacob's Ladder described by Bunyan, dreams serve as divine connections between heaven and earth. They guide us towards self-discovery and spiritual growth on this journey called life. During Christmas time, when visions dance through children’s heads like sugarplums, dreams take center stage. A Christmas dream brings warmth and joy during this season filled with hope and wonderment. From the Aboriginal Walpiri Tribe’s dream paintings depicting snakes from Australia’s Pacific region to Oberon & Titania weaving their ethereal spells in Shakespeare’s play – dreams have no boundaries or limitations; they traverse cultures and continents alike. Valentine Greatrakes believed he possessed healing powers through his touch - a testament to how deeply dreams can impact our waking lives.