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Dreaming Collection (#3)

"Dreaming: A Journey through Art and Imagination" Embark on a whimsical journey into the realm of dreams, where reality intertwines with fantasy

Background imageDreaming Collection: Engraving depicting an scene from Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr's poem The Comet'

Engraving depicting an scene from Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr's poem The Comet'. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr
UIG5426154 Engraving depicting an scene from Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr's poem The Comet'. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809-1894) an American physician, poet and polymath. Dated 19th Century; UIG

Background imageDreaming Collection: Illustration depicting the Monk Gunzo laying a stick in bed with Abbot Hugh of Cluny and his dream

Illustration depicting the Monk Gunzo laying a stick in bed with Abbot Hugh of Cluny and his dream
1578259 Illustration depicting the Monk Gunzo laying a stick in bed with Abbot Hugh of Cluny and his dream; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the Monk Gunzo laying a stick in bed with Abbot Hugh of)

Background imageDreaming Collection: Monster, 19th century (engraving)

Monster, 19th century (engraving)
2102137 Monster, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. Monster. Engraving (facsimile) in: Les songes drolatiques de Pantagruel (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

Background imageDreaming Collection: Jules II, Pope, 19th century (engraving)

Jules II, Pope, 19th century (engraving)
2102133 Jules II, Pope, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. "Jules II, Pope". Monster. Tower shaped body)

Background imageDreaming Collection: Long, long ago, the elephant dreams of his old companions (engraving)

Long, long ago, the elephant dreams of his old companions (engraving)
8636387 Long, long ago, the elephant dreams of his old companions (engraving) by Ford, Henry Justice (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Long, long ago)

Background imageDreaming Collection: Day Dreams (engraving)

Day Dreams (engraving)
8639605 Day Dreams (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Day Dreams. Illustration for The Child's Companion and Juvenile Instructor (1889)

Background imageDreaming Collection: Illustration for Dreams, Dances, and Disappointments (colour litho)

Illustration for Dreams, Dances, and Disappointments (colour litho)
8646739 Illustration for Dreams, Dances, and Disappointments (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Dreams, Dances)

Background imageDreaming Collection: Illustration for Dreams, Dances, and Disappointments (colour litho)

Illustration for Dreams, Dances, and Disappointments (colour litho)
8646738 Illustration for Dreams, Dances, and Disappointments (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Dreams, Dances)

Background imageDreaming Collection: Couple asleep after preparing Christmas dinner (chromolitho)

Couple asleep after preparing Christmas dinner (chromolitho)
8677518 Couple asleep after preparing Christmas dinner (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageDreaming Collection: A dream of heaven (colour litho)

A dream of heaven (colour litho)
8656825 A dream of heaven (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A dream of heaven. Special cuddling department. Admission free)

Background imageDreaming Collection: Our Countryside, 1938: Home from the Fields (b/w photo)

Our Countryside, 1938: Home from the Fields (b/w photo)
8671516 Our Countryside, 1938: Home from the Fields (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Home from the Fields)

Background imageDreaming Collection: Jacob's Dream, c.1720 (gouache on brown kidskin)

Jacob's Dream, c.1720 (gouache on brown kidskin)
XOS5878240 Jacob's Dream, c.1720 (gouache on brown kidskin) by Goupy, Joseph (c.1680-1768); 28.5x42 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: By Joseph Goupy)

Background imageDreaming Collection: St Joseph's dream. Auxerre (stained glass)

St Joseph's dream. Auxerre (stained glass)
8711132 St Joseph's dream. Auxerre (stained glass); (add.info.: Auxerre Cathedral. Stained glass. St Joseph's dream. Auxerre. France.); © Pascal Deloche/Godong

Background imageDreaming Collection: Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's Ladder
5312111 Jacob's Ladder; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting Jacob's Ladder the connection between the earth)

Background imageDreaming Collection: Dream images of a lieutenant (colour litho)

Dream images of a lieutenant (colour litho)
8656458 Dream images of a lieutenant (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dream images of a lieutenant. Stomach in - chest out. A row of women soldiers)

Background imageDreaming Collection: woman with tulip

woman with tulip
Michael Allmaier

Background imageDreaming Collection: Gothic architecture. Life of Our Lord (detail): Joseph's dream and flight to Egypt. 1140

Gothic architecture. Life of Our Lord (detail): Joseph's dream and flight to Egypt. 1140
JEB4845363 Gothic architecture. Life of Our Lord (detail): Joseph's dream and flight to Egypt. 1140. Stained glass of the Royal Portal. Cathedrale de Chartres.; (add.info.: Gothic architecture)

Background imageDreaming Collection: First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a soldier in uniform in a bucolic

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a soldier in uniform in a bucolic
LUX4741303 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a soldier in uniform in a bucolic and flowery trench thinking while smoking his puffard to his wife, 1916

Background imageDreaming Collection: First World War: France, A little girl thinks of her father holding a French flag

First World War: France, A little girl thinks of her father holding a French flag and playing with an Alsatian doll
LUX4735308 First World War: France, A little girl thinks of her father holding a French flag and playing with an Alsatian doll

Background imageDreaming Collection: First World War: France, A soldier at the front in an idyllic decor of a meadow by a pond dreaves

First World War: France, A soldier at the front in an idyllic decor of a meadow by a pond dreaves his wife
LUX4734988 First World War: France, A soldier at the front in an idyllic decor of a meadow by a pond dreaves his wife and daughter

Background imageDreaming Collection: First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a new born in his cradle thinking of his father in

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a new born in his cradle thinking of his father in battle waiting for
LUX4738341 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a new born in his cradle thinking of his father in battle waiting for his return as a vaicher

Background imageDreaming Collection: First World War: Patriotic map showing a soldier sleeping on the ground

First World War: Patriotic map showing a soldier sleeping on the ground, reclaiming that he has an Alsatian in his arms
LUX4744460 First World War: Patriotic map showing a soldier sleeping on the ground, reclaiming that he has an Alsatian in his arms and entitled The dream of our soldiers

Background imageDreaming Collection: First World War: Patriotic Map showing a couple of a soldier and an Alsatian, 1914

First World War: Patriotic Map showing a couple of a soldier and an Alsatian, 1914
LUX4744459 First World War: Patriotic Map showing a couple of a soldier and an Alsatian, 1914; (add.info.: World War I - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1)

Background imageDreaming Collection: Abou Ben Adhem and the Angel, 1800

Abou Ben Adhem and the Angel, 1800
3479523 Abou Ben Adhem and the Angel, 1800; (add.info.: English Poetry: Abou Ben Adhem and the Angel by James Henry Leigh Hunt (1784-1859)

Background imageDreaming Collection: Huldbrand's dream, c1900 (illustration)

Huldbrand's dream, c1900 (illustration)
2436320 Huldbrand's dream, c1900 (illustration); (add.info.: Literature. Fairy Tales. Dream of Huldebrand. Illustration by Gyula Hoppner in: Undine, by Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, Hungary)

Background imageDreaming Collection: Lute shaped body, 1565 (engraving)

Lute shaped body, 1565 (engraving)
2102131 Lute shaped body, 1565 (engraving); (add.info.: Literature. "Musician". Monster. Lute shaped body. Engraving (facsimile) in

Background imageDreaming Collection: Modern British Sculpture, 1929: Dreams by W Reynolds-Stephens (b/w photo)

Modern British Sculpture, 1929: Dreams by W Reynolds-Stephens (b/w photo)
8668948 Modern British Sculpture, 1929: Dreams by W Reynolds-Stephens (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dreams by W Reynolds-Stephens)

Background imageDreaming Collection: Blanche telling ghost stories to Jane in the stable (engraving)

Blanche telling ghost stories to Jane in the stable (engraving)
8636395 Blanche telling ghost stories to Jane in the stable (engraving) by Ford, Henry Justice (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blanche telling ghost stories to Jane in the stable)

Background imageDreaming Collection: Illustration for Dreams, Dances, and Disappointments (colour litho)

Illustration for Dreams, Dances, and Disappointments (colour litho)
8646743 Illustration for Dreams, Dances, and Disappointments (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Dreams, Dances)

Background imageDreaming Collection: Dreaming the happy hours away (colour litho)

Dreaming the happy hours away (colour litho)
8656465 Dreaming the happy hours away (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dreaming the happy hours away. Woman at work in a factory)

Background imageDreaming Collection: Home to his house of dreams went the sculptor (colour litho)

Home to his house of dreams went the sculptor (colour litho)
8651201 Home to his house of dreams went the sculptor (colour litho) by Reid, Stephen (1873-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Home to his house of dreams went the sculptor)

Background imageDreaming Collection: The Dream of Constantine, detail of The Stories of the True Cross (fresco)

The Dream of Constantine, detail of The Stories of the True Cross (fresco)
8683602 The Dream of Constantine, detail of The Stories of the True Cross (fresco) by Francesca, Piero della (c.1415-92); Basilica San Francesco, Arezzo, Tuscany

Background imageDreaming Collection: Dream of a young woman imagining herself tenderly kissing her lover

Dream of a young woman imagining herself tenderly kissing her lover. We see her anxiously waiting on the bench
FGL5493242 Dream of a young woman imagining herself tenderly kissing her lover. We see her anxiously waiting on the bench. Postcard, hand colored photograph

Background imageDreaming Collection: An engraving depicting a fever patient dreaming he is being strangled, 19th century

An engraving depicting a fever patient dreaming he is being strangled, 19th century
5311199 An engraving depicting a fever patient dreaming he is being strangled, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1891); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageDreaming Collection: Romanesque art from the 13th to the 14th century: Frescoes in the crypt of the church of

Romanesque art from the 13th to the 14th century: Frescoes in the crypt of the church of Gargilesse Dampierre
JEB4926369 Romanesque art from the 13th to the 14th century: Frescoes in the crypt of the church of Gargilesse Dampierre (Gargilesse-Dampierre), Indre, Centre, France

Background imageDreaming Collection: The Chastete tree (miniature)

The Chastete tree (miniature)
CUL4850430 The Chastete tree (miniature) by Unknown Artist, (14th century); (add.info.: The Chastete tree, which turns off the lust and whose rest in the leaves causes fantastic dreams - IBN BUTLAN)

Background imageDreaming Collection: Daniel and his companions (Ananias, Azarias and Misael) meeting the king of Babylon (Mesopotamia)

Daniel and his companions (Ananias, Azarias and Misael) meeting the king of Babylon (Mesopotamia)
NWI4912534 Daniel and his companions (Ananias, Azarias and Misael) meeting the king of Babylon (Mesopotamia), Nebuchadnezzar II (around 630-562 BC)

Background imageDreaming Collection: First World War: France, Postcard showing a soldier at the front in an idyllic decor thinking of

First World War: France, Postcard showing a soldier at the front in an idyllic decor thinking of his fiance, 1918
LUX4735033 First World War: France, Postcard showing a soldier at the front in an idyllic decor thinking of his fiance, 1918; (add.info)

Background imageDreaming Collection: First World War: France, A young woman who thinks of her husband that she sees at the front among

First World War: France, A young woman who thinks of her husband that she sees at the front among other soldiers
LUX4735008 First World War: France, A young woman who thinks of her husband that she sees at the front among other soldiers resting in an idyllic landscape of the front

Background imageDreaming Collection: First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a little boy dresses as a soldier

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a little boy dresses as a soldier
LUX4738348 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a little boy dresses as a soldier and looking behind a rock the enemy with his rifle, above a little girl sleeping in his bed, 1916

Background imageDreaming Collection: First World War: France, Two soldiers lying near the tree dream of repelling the German to the Rhine

First World War: France, Two soldiers lying near the tree dream of repelling the German to the Rhine
LUX4739627 First World War: France, Two soldiers lying near the tree dream of repelling the German to the Rhine, titled: War Vision

Background imageDreaming Collection: First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a woman in bed thinking of her husband in a trench

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a woman in bed thinking of her husband in a trench at the forehead
LUX4742345 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a woman in bed thinking of her husband in a trench at the forehead and declaring: I think of you always, when will you come back

Background imageDreaming Collection: First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing General Joffre announcing in a dream victory for

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing General Joffre announcing in a dream victory for 1914, 1914
LUX4739668 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing General Joffre announcing in a dream victory for 1914, 1914; (add.info.: World War I - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1)

Background imageDreaming Collection: 'On a half-reap'd furrow sound asleep...', Illustration to the poem To Autumn, by John Keats

"On a half-reap'd furrow sound asleep...", Illustration to the poem To Autumn, by John Keats
3502847 "On a half-reap'd furrow sound asleep...", Illustration to the poem To Autumn, by John Keats, from Poems of Keats

Background imageDreaming Collection: First bas-relief of a 12th century sarcophagus: the dream of a knight sleeping on a bed with wheels

First bas-relief of a 12th century sarcophagus: the dream of a knight sleeping on a bed with wheels
FLO4623392 First bas-relief of a 12th century sarcophagus: the dream of a knight sleeping on a bed with wheels and bells under a castle battlement with queen and ladies

Background imageDreaming Collection: Sleeping little girl. Detail of a 19th century English engraving

Sleeping little girl. Detail of a 19th century English engraving
PCT4274781 Sleeping little girl. Detail of a 19th century English engraving.; (add.info.: Sleeping little girl. Detail of a 19th century English engraving.); Photo © Gusman

Background imageDreaming Collection: The reverie of the painter. Engraving from 1845

The reverie of the painter. Engraving from 1845
XEE4413185 The reverie of the painter. Engraving from 1845.; (add.info.: The reverie of the painter. Engraving from 1845.); Stefano Bianchetti

Background imageDreaming Collection: The beauty of peace

The beauty of peace
Rachel Pansky




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"Dreaming: A Journey through Art and Imagination" Embark on a whimsical journey into the realm of dreams, where reality intertwines with fantasy. From Mabel Lucie Attwell's enchanting illustration of "The Allies of Santa Claus" to Shirley Markham's surreal study in 1952, let your imagination run wild as you explore the captivating world of dreaming. Transport yourself to the Swiss Alps alongside Heidi and her beloved goats, as penned by Spyri. Feel the mystic aura emanating from Tsukioka Yoshitoshi's masterpiece "Fudo Myoo Threatening a Novice, " an ancient tale brought to life through artistry. Reginald Higgins invites you to inhale the intoxicating aroma of "Strange Incense, " while Saint Joseph Dreams take us back in time to biblical narratives that have inspired generations. Florence Mary Anderson invites you aboard her moonlit boat for an ethereal sail under starry skies. Marvel at Oxford's iconic dreaming spires that have witnessed centuries of knowledge and inspiration. Picture No. 11067199 captures a moment frozen in time, leaving room for interpretation and introspection. Lose yourself in Narcissus' reflection, painted with delicate watercolors that evoke both beauty and self-reflection. Imagine slumbering amidst wax figures at Madame Tussauds, as depicted in an intriguing engraving titled "I Dreamt I Slept At Madame Tussauds. " Finally, two frogs perched upon an insect on a greetings card remind us that even small creatures can inspire big dreams. Dreaming transcends boundaries; it is our gateway to infinite possibilities. Let these diverse artworks ignite your own reveries as they weave tales from different eras and cultures – each brushstroke whispering secrets only revealed within the realms of dreams themselves. So close your eyes, open your mind, and allow these captivating images to guide you into a world where anything is possible.