Drowsy Collection

The Humorist Easter Number 1938
The Humorist Easter Number front cover illustrated by William Heath Robinson featuring two exhausted cyclists sleeping off a picnic lunch, unaware that somebody is riding away on their tandem bicycle

The Man in the Chair, 1875 (oil on canvas)
471148 The Man in the Chair, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Braekeleer, Henri de (1840-88); 79x63 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, three puppies resting on cushion bed, blenheim and tricolour, 5 weeks

Untitled, Carl Emile Muecke, 19th century (oil on canvas)
8620094 Untitled, Carl Emile Muecke, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Mucke, Karl (1806-91); Fine arts museum, Sa'd Abad museum complex, Tehran, Iran; (add.info.: Untitled, Carl Emile Muecke)

After the Performance, 1934-35 (oil on canvas)
823068 After the Performance, 1934-35 (oil on canvas) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 45.7x30.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: After the Performance. Everett Shinn (1876-1953)

Indian Mother and Baby, (oil on canvas laid on masonite)
650693 Indian Mother and Baby, (oil on canvas laid on masonite) by Sharp, Joseph Henry (1859-1953); 61x51 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Indian Mother and Baby. Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953)

Woman Sleeping in a Landscape with a Letter, c. 1800 (oil on canvas)
XOS5883934 Woman Sleeping in a Landscape with a Letter, c. 1800 (oil on canvas) by Gaillot, Bernard (1780-1847); 36x44 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

"Gosh! Aren't you sick and tired of all these silly jokes about the black-out?" (litho)
8630578 "Gosh! Aren't you sick and tired of all these silly jokes about the black-out?" (litho) by Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Gosh)

Aristides and the Peasant (litho)
8660815 Aristides and the Peasant (litho) by Hillemacher, Ernest (Eugene-Ernest) (1818-87); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aristides and the Peasant)

Advertising card for Washburn, Crosby Co flour (chromolitho)
8677718 Advertising card for Washburn, Crosby Co flour (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising card for Washburn, Crosby Co flour, Minneapolis)

The Longest Day (colour litho)
8674332 The Longest Day (colour litho) by Miles, Helen J.A. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Longest Day)

An exhausted young shop worker
5616471 An exhausted young shop worker; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an exhausted young shop girl who has collapsed after an extremely long week at work. Dated 19th Century)

The bear sleeps in the blueberry heather, 1902 (painting)
8701492 The bear sleeps in the blueberry heather, 1902 (painting) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 44x58 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Tired? I don't wonder (colour litho)
8656476 Tired? I don't wonder (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Tired? I don't wonder - keep better hours." Tired dog)

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

World's Children: Dutch, Tired (colour litho)
8625642 World's Children: Dutch, Tired (colour litho) by Menpes, Mortimer Ludington (1855-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dutch, Tired)

Young man is the morning still tired, Historical engraving, 1888
UIG5414310 Young man is the morning still tired, Historical engraving, 1888; UIG

Aw! You make me tired! (colour litho)
8656620 Aw! You make me tired! (colour litho) by Twelvetrees, Charles (1888-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Aw! You make me tired!" Yawning baby)

The Lazy Woman, after J.B. Greuze, 1747. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard
1000923 The Lazy Woman, after J.B. Greuze, 1747. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs, published 1909.; Private Collection

Horsedrawn Bus, 1899 (pastel on paper)
985023 Horsedrawn Bus, 1899 (pastel on paper) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 55.3x75.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Horsedrawn Bus. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Pastel on paper. Painted in 1899

The Rough Riders, members of 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, at The Battle of Las Guasimas, Cuba, June 24, 1898
UIG5419649 The Rough Riders, members of 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, at The Battle of Las Guasimas, Cuba, June 24, 1898, the first land engagement of the Spanish-American War

Capron's battery in action at The Battle of Las Guasimas, Cuba, June 24, 1898
UIG5419648 Capron's battery in action at The Battle of Las Guasimas, Cuba, June 24, 1898, the first land engagement of the Spanish-American War. Captain Allyn K. Capron, 1871-1898

I reach Canterbury
930954 I reach Canterbury by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Personal History of David Copperfield published by Westminster Press circa 1920's)

Daylight saving (litho)
8656780 Daylight saving (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Daylight saving. After a four hours promenade)

Dottyville again (litho)
8662997 Dottyville again (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dottyville again. Illustration for Sketches from "Punch" by Phil May (Punch)

"You don't mean to say, Estelle, that you are tired of settlement work
8670269 "You don't mean to say, Estelle, that you are tired of settlement work?" "But, Auntie, dear, poor people are so monotonous" (litho) by Gibson

Weary (colour litho)
8671046 Weary (colour litho) by Menpes, Mortimer Ludington (1855-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Weary. Illustration for Brittany by Mortimer Menpes, with text by Dorothy Menpes (A&C Black)

Sea Adventure: The sea-serpent of HMS "Daedalus" (colour litho)
8668770 Sea Adventure: The sea-serpent of HMS "Daedalus" (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sleeping boy impervious to all attempts to wake him up in the morning (colour litho)
8635903 Sleeping boy impervious to all attempts to wake him up in the morning (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tired Tottie (colour litho)
8650399 Tired Tottie (colour litho) by Pletsch, Oskar (1830-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tired Tottie. Illustration for Buttercups)

Charge of the Rough Riders at The Battle of San Juan Hill, near Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, July 1, 1898
UIG5419660 Charge of the Rough Riders at The Battle of San Juan Hill, near Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, July 1, 1898, aka the battle for the San Juan Heights, decisive battle of the Spanish-American War

A night shelter for the poor and homeless, provided by the Salvation Army in the 19th century (engraving)
1000853 A night shelter for the poor and homeless, provided by the Salvation Army in the 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: A night shelter for the poor and homeless)

Still Sleepy (engraving)
8635867 Still Sleepy (engraving) by Woolnoth, Thomas A. (1785-1857); Private Collection; (add.info.: Still Sleepy. Illustration from The Juvenile Album, or Tales from Far and Near)

There was an Old Person of Dundalk, who tried to teach Fishes to walk (coloured engraving)
8634422 There was an Old Person of Dundalk, who tried to teach Fishes to walk (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cleaning the fountains of Paris in the morning (colour litho)
8673258 Cleaning the fountains of Paris in the morning (colour litho) by Jeanniot, Pierre Georges (1848-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cleaning the fountains of Paris in the morning)

Great emigration to America, 1870
2604033 Great emigration to America, 1870; (add.info.: British emigrants on their way to America as steerage passengers. From "The Graphic", London, March 1870. Wood engraving)

Seated woman next to a small table, 1832-1880. Creator: Jan Weissenbruch
Seated woman next to a small table, 1832-1880

Old Man in his Study, 1833. Creator: George Gillis Haanen
Old Man in his Study, 1833

Portrait of Pieter Frederik van Os, Painter, 1855. Creator: Anton Mauve
Portrait of Pieter Frederik van Os, Painter, 1855

A Sleeping Saleswoman, 1644-1667. Creator: Gabriel Metsu
A Sleeping Saleswoman, 1644-1667

Turner, Janet, Miss, portrait photograph, not before 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Turner, Janet, Miss, portrait photograph, not before 1916

Ha: Guards at the "Love Passage, " from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable... c. 1772/73
Ha: Guards at the "Love Passage, " from the series "Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Pictures (Furyu nishiki-e Ise monogatari)", Japan, c. 1772/73

Woman in church dress, Ljusdahl, 1840. Creator: Vilhelm Wallander
Woman in church dress, Ljusdahl, 1840. Woman in full figure, sitting at a table with a book

The Tired Gleaner, 1880 (oil on fabric)
XOS5885351 The Tired Gleaner, 1880 (oil on fabric) by Breton, Jules (1827-1906); 94x63.8 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info)

Boredom, c.1880-90 (pen & ink)
7441370 Boredom, c.1880-90 (pen & ink) by Du Maurier, George (1834-96); 13x22 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist: George du Maurier (1834-1896) Signed); Photo © Sarah Colegrave Fine Art

The Sleepy Town Express, c.1770-1959 (print)
3673329 The Sleepy Town Express, c.1770-1959 (print) by Leo Feist, Inc. (1897-1934); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info)

italian migrants, 1896
7143704 italian migrants, 1896 by Meyer, Henri (1841-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: History. France. Italian migrants in the waiting room of the Saint Lazare railway station)

Christian Krohg, ca 1920 (painting)
7432274 Christian Krohg, ca 1920 (painting) by Krohg, Oda (1860-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oda Krohg (1860-1935)); Photo © O. Vaering

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"Drowsy: A Journey Through Sleepy Artworks" In the enchanting painting "The Man in the Chair, 1875, " a sense of drowsiness emanates from the weary figure as he reclines in his comfortable seat. Meanwhile, in "The Humorist Easter Number 1938, " a comical scene unfolds with characters struggling to keep their eyes open, succumbing to the irresistible pull of sleep. Saskia, wife of the painter, is portrayed as a sick woman in bed in "Sick woman in a bed, maybe Saskia, wife of the painter, 1640. " Her pale face and closed eyes hint at her battle against weariness and illness. "Don Quixote and Sancho Panza" find themselves caught between dreams and reality. Painted around 1864-65 by an unknown artist, this masterpiece captures their exhausted state after countless adventures. In Millet's famous work "Angelus (pastel on paper), " two peasants bow their heads for prayer amidst golden fields. Their tired expressions suggest that even devotion cannot overcome fatigue. Resting peacefully on a cushioned bed are three adorable Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppies. The tranquility they exude reflects their blissful slumber. "Mamma Mia Poveretta" portrays an exhausted mother surrounded by her children. This poignant piece from 1901-06 depicts both maternal love and exhaustion intertwined. A solitary figure finds solace only through sleep in "His Only Friend (oil on canvas). " The artist skillfully conveys how rest can be an escape from loneliness or sorrow. During a lunch break amidst Hungary's puszta landscape lies a Gypsy girl with her musical instrument next to a tree. In this digital reproduction of an original artwork from the 19th century, we witness how even musicians need moments of respite amid nature's embrace. Ruth Herbert drifts into slumber while her portrait is captured in "Ruth Herbert asleep, 1858.