Exhausted Collection (#5)

Danseuse au repos, c. 1897-1900 (pastel and counterproof on paper)
3742637 Danseuse au repos, c.1897-1900 (pastel and counterproof on paper) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 21.5 x 17.2 cm; Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Man Sleeping (oil on panel)
2829377 Man Sleeping (oil on panel) by Steen, Jan Havicksz (1625-79) (school of); 25.4x20.3 cm; Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Swimming competition. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2786163 Swimming competition. Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Faivre, Jules Abel (1867-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Swimming competition: long-distance race - first prize)

The Sleepy Boy (engraving)
3634707 The Sleepy Boy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sleepy Boy. Illustration for Chatterbox, 1873)

Down and out: an hour snatched from care on Blackfriars Bridge (b / w photo)
3637707 Down and out: an hour snatched from care on Blackfriars Bridge (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Down and out)

Moeurs Americaines (engraving)
2783190 Moeurs Americaines (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moeurs Americaines. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 7 July 1878.); © Look and Learn

A family from Anticoli Corrardo, Going to Market, 1928 (w / c with pen & ink on paper)
2651878 A family from Anticoli Corrardo, Going to Market, 1928 (w/c with pen & ink on paper) by Nixon, Job (1891-1938); 38x54 cm; Private Collection; eLiss Fine Art; English, out of copyright

Men were Deceivers ever (litho)
1039703 Men were Deceivers ever (litho) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Men were Deceivers ever)

Tired and hungry, Benjamin Franklin falls asleep in a Quaker meeting house (litho)
976631 Tired and hungry, Benjamin Franklin falls asleep in a Quaker meeting house (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tired and hungry)

Wash Women (oil on panel)
1067507 Wash Women (oil on panel) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 22.2x27.9 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Mrs. Leslie Waggener in memory of Leslie Waggener; French, out of copyright

A Visit to the T Sitsa Waterfalls, South Africa (engraving)
1044742 A Visit to the T Sitsa Waterfalls, South Africa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Visit to the T Sitsa Waterfalls, South Africa)

The Result of Forty Winks (chromolitho)
1051750 The Result of Forty Winks (chromolitho) by Boyd, Alexander Stuart (1854-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Result of Forty Winks)

A Days Alligator Shooting in Jamaica (engraving)
1050863 A Days Alligator Shooting in Jamaica (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Days Alligator Shooting in Jamaica)

Worn Out, 1868 (oil on canvas)
480753 Worn Out, 1868 (oil on canvas) by Faed, Thomas (1826-1900); 105.7x145.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Scottish, out of copyright

Past Work (w / c on paper)
CH401657 Past Work (w/c on paper) by Allingham, Helen (1848-1926); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Bon coeur. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)
3101417 Bon coeur. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bon coeur)

Tired natures sweet restorer, balmy sleep (colour litho)
3104268 Tired natures sweet restorer, balmy sleep (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tired natures sweet restorer, balmy sleep)

Parents woken by their baby (colour litho)
CHT236095 Parents woken by their baby (colour litho) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

A Weary and Disappointed Soldier, c. 1900 (colour litho)
CHT268743 A Weary and Disappointed Soldier, c.1900 (colour litho) by Cadel, Eugene (1865-1940); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

The Death, The Leicestershires, engraved by Henry Alken (1785-1851
BSA266714 The Death, The Leicestershires, engraved by Henry Alken (1785-1851) 1825 (colour engraving) by Paul, John Dean (1775-1852) (after)

Fed Up!, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho)
STC361044 Fed Up!, from The Light Side of Egypt, 1908 (colour litho) by Thackeray, Lance (fl.1901 d.1916); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British, out of copyright

St John the Baptist in the Desert (oil on panel)
CRS225646 St John the Baptist in the Desert (oil on panel) by Sarto, Andrea del (1486-1530); Corsham Court, Wiltshire; Italian, out of copyright

Hudibras Sallies Forth, from Hudibras by Samuel Butler (1612-80)
STC451198 Hudibras Sallies Forth, from Hudibras by Samuel Butler (1612-80), illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth, re-engraved by Thomas Cook, pub

Young Knitter Asleep, c. 1759 (oil on canvas)
HEH416431 Young Knitter Asleep, c.1759 (oil on canvas) by Greuze, Jean Baptiste (1725-1805); 68.6x55.9 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

The Chefs Dreams, 1900 (colour litho)
473352 The Chefs Dreams, 1900 (colour litho) by European School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Tired chef dreams of angels bringing him bottles of Liebig meat extract to help his work; der Traum)

A Shepherd and Shepherdess resting beneath a Tree, c. 1905 (oil on board)
MIB416206 A Shepherd and Shepherdess resting beneath a Tree, c.1905 (oil on board) by Pellizza da Volpedo, Giuseppe (1868-1907); 62x45 cm; Private Collection; eWhitford Fine Art, London, UK; Italian

Nude seated and turning away, grasping a staff in his left hand (red chalk on white paper
CTS366762 Nude seated and turning away, grasping a staff in his left hand (red chalk on white paper) by Maratti, Carlo (1625-1713); 48.6x40.8 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

The Rest on the Flight (pen & ink with wash on paper)
CTS413007 The Rest on the Flight (pen & ink with wash on paper) by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (1591-1666); 20x27 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Charles Dickens exhausted (litho)
2788027 Charles Dickens exhausted (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Dickens exhausted)

Punch cartoon: The Exhausted Student (engraving)
6034741 Punch cartoon: The Exhausted Student (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: The Exhausted Student)

Street Scene by the Barber Shop; Strassenbild vor dem Friseurladen, 1926 (oil on canvas)
1767980 Street Scene by the Barber Shop; Strassenbild vor dem Friseurladen, 1926 (oil on canvas) by Kirchner, Ernst Ludwig (1880-1938); 120x100.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Shipwreck in the Desert, 1886 (watercolor over pencil)
1197597 Shipwreck in the Desert, 1886 (watercolor over pencil) by Haag, Carl (1820-1915); 78.7x137.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

A Quiet Read, c. 1912 (oil on board)
1197244 A Quiet Read, c. 1912 (oil on board) by O Conor, Roderic (1860-1940); 75x52.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Irish, out of copyright

Farhad Carries Shirins Weary Horse, c. 1653-6 (gouache on gold-sprinkled buff paper)
1196915 Farhad Carries Shirins Weary Horse, c. 1653-6 (gouache on gold-sprinkled buff paper) by Islamic School, (17th century); 23x14 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; out of copyright

The Times of the Day; Les heures du jour (a set of four), 1899 (colour lithograph)
1770134 The Times of the Day; Les heures du jour (a set of four), 1899 (colour lithograph) by Mucha, Alphonse Marie (1860-1939); 110x41 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Supper after the Masked Ball, c. 1855 (woodcut with painted & stenciled additions
2972760 The Supper after the Masked Ball, c.1855 (woodcut with painted & stenciled additions on tan wove paper, laid down on fabric, & stretched on a wooden stretcher) by Couture

Three Dancers Resting, c. 1880 (black chalk and pastel on tan wove paper)
5667926 Three Dancers Resting, c.1880 (black chalk and pastel on tan wove paper) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 47x61.9 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; French, out of copyright

The end of the day - farm horse returns home (colour litho)
5998680 The end of the day - farm horse returns home (colour litho) by Barker, Wright (1864-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: The end of the day - farm horse returns home)

The Haunted Lady
5307951 The Haunted Lady. by Tenniel, John (1820-1914); (add.info.: Cartoon titled The Haunted Lady. The dressmaker enthusing over the wonderful gown that has been made for an aristocratic client)

The last days of two heroes (litho)
994038 The last days of two heroes (litho) by Sheldon, Charles Mills (1866-1928); Private Collection; (add.info.: My Magazine Arthur Mee published 1930 s); American, out of copyright

The models siesta, 1920 (oil on canvas)
988375 The models siesta, 1920 (oil on canvas) by Rysselberghe, Theo van (1862-1926); 66.3x75.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The models siesta; La sieste du modele)

A Servant in a Striped Apron, 1916 (oil on canvas)
990810 A Servant in a Striped Apron, 1916 (oil on canvas) by Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920); 92x64.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Servant in a Striped Apron; La Servante au Tablier Raye)

A postman saving a traveller lost in the snow in the Alps (colour litho)
2779996 A postman saving a traveller lost in the snow in the Alps (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Young Mother (colour litho)
2818151 Young Mother (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young Mother. Painting by Therese de Champ-Renaud. Jeune mere. Tableau de Madame de Champ-Renaud)

La Mort De Burke En Australie (engraving)
2783266 La Mort De Burke En Australie (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Mort De Burke En Australie)

Cupid and Psyche, 1817
PWI83829 Cupid and Psyche, 1817 by Picot, Francois Edouard (1786-1868); 233x291 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; ePeter Willi; French, out of copyright

Tired Out, 1904 (colour litho)
STC363494 Tired Out, 1904 (colour litho) by Jungman, Nico (1872-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: From a portfolio of prints from the original watercolours; ); The Stapleton Collection; English

The ragged and defeated Continental Army marching to the encampment at Valley Forge
PNP332843 The ragged and defeated Continental Army marching to the encampment at Valley Forge, winter of 1777-78 (litho) by American School

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"Exhausted: From Ancient Warriors to Modern Times" From the Aztec warriors in 1521 to British troops after six days of fighting in 1944, exhaustion has been a constant companion throughout history. The battle of Hastings and the burning candle at both ends have left many feeling drained and weary. In Melton Mowbray Station, the railway sleeper serves as a reminder of those who have traveled long distances, seeking rest on their journeys. At Euston Station, another tired traveler collapses onto a railway sleeper, finding solace amidst the chaos. At the South Pole in January 1912, Henry Bowers pulls a string with sheer determination etched on his face. His exhaustion is palpable as he pushes himself beyond his limits for exploration. The Humorist Easter Number of 1938 brings some light relief amidst weariness. Laughter becomes an escape from fatigue as people find joy even in their most exhausted states. But it's not just humans who experience exhaustion; even animals like a young pug find respite on wooden benches when they can no longer keep their eyes open. "The end of a happy day" captures that moment when we collapse into bed after giving our all. It's that feeling of accomplishment mixed with utter fatigue that reminds us we've lived fully. So let us remember those moments when we feel utterly spent but also know that through exhaustion comes growth and resilience.