Sleep Collection (page 8)

A Teasel, 1850
3479659 A Teasel, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a teasel; a tall prickly Eurasian plant with spiny purple flower heads; which is used in the raising of a nap on woollen cloth)

The hand raising the nap on woollen cloth, 1850
3480185 The hand raising the nap on woollen cloth, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the hand raising the nap of woollen cloth using Teazles fitted in frames)

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)

The Sleeping Beauty and the Prince, c.1910 (illustration)
2638673 The Sleeping Beauty and the Prince, c.1910 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: Literature. Fair Tales. The Sleeping Beauty and the Prince. Tale by Charles Perrault)

Vishnu sleeping upon the coils of the serpent of cosmic time
3330752 Vishnu sleeping upon the coils of the serpent of cosmic time; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Vishnu sleeping upon the coils of the serpent of cosmic time)

A man or monk seated at a table
2909844 A man or monk seated at a table; (add.info.: A man or monk seated at a table, leaning on his arms, possibly asleep or meditating. 1830); Universal History Archive/UIG

Voices of the Night, 1870 (engraving)
1575629 Voices of the Night, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts a soldier awakening from a nightmare whilst the other men remain asleep. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG

Sleep. Stereoscopic image
3567229 Sleep. Stereoscopic image by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: 1890 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Blitz, 1940-41: Elephant and Castle Tube Station, 11 November 1940 (b/w photo)
8634822 Blitz, 1940-41: Elephant and Castle Tube Station, 11 November 1940 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elephant and Castle Tube Station)

We're not going home (colour litho)
8635572 We're not going home (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: We're not going home. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Another way of putting it (litho)
8663010 Another way of putting it (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Another way of putting it)

By train (litho)
8663961 By train (litho) by Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: By train. Couple travelling by train with their sleeping child)

Illustration for Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (litho)
8664615 Illustration for Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The fat boy asleep again)

They might have been asleep, both of them (colour litho)
8645206 They might have been asleep, both of them (colour litho) by Cooke, William Cubitt (1866-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: They might have been asleep, both of them)

Office rules. Clerks are requested not to overwork themselves (colour litho)
8656615 Office rules. Clerks are requested not to overwork themselves (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Office rules)

Child asleep in bed (coloured engraving)
8655768 Child asleep in bed (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Child asleep in bed)

"Oft in the Stilly Night" (litho)
8655417 "Oft in the Stilly Night" (litho) by Townsend, Frederick Henry (1868-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Oft in the Stilly Night", 1911)

Forgetting Pain (litho)
8655395 Forgetting Pain (litho) by Max, Gabriel Cornelius, Ritter von (1840-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Forgetting Pain. Ape sleeping on a blanket in an enclosure)

Let me go! I am a somnambulist! (colour litho)
8656765 Let me go! I am a somnambulist! (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: She: "Let me go! I am a somnambulist)

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Resting, c.1875 (oil on canvas)
8698264 Resting, c.1875 (oil on canvas) by Sargent, John Singer (1856-1925); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; (add.info.: By John Singer Sargent)

The Resurrection, c.1635 (oil on panel)
5860788 The Resurrection, c.1635 (oil on panel) by Breenbergh, Bartholomeus (1599-1657); 35.5 x 20.7 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: By Bartholomeus Breenbergh)

Death stalks a poor family as they sleep in their insanitary room in late 19th century France. 1890 (engraving)
5617233 Death stalks a poor family as they sleep in their insanitary room in late 19th century France. 1890 (engraving); (add.info.: 02/02/1890); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Dormition of the Virgin, 14th century (watercolour on parchment)
FIA5634095 The Dormition of the Virgin, 14th century (watercolour on parchment); Matenadaran, Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, Yerevan

An elderly man discovering a sick mother and her daughter hiding
5307949 An elderly man discovering a sick mother and her daughter hiding.; (add.info.: Engraving an elderly man discovering a sick mother and her daughter hiding in his cellar. Dated 19th century)

Cartoon depicting Theodore Jones silent alarm clock bedstead which was exhibited at the Great Exhibition
5308794 Cartoon depicting Theodore Jones silent alarm clock bedstead which was exhibited at the Great Exhibition; (add.info)

Agony. Anonymous painting. (Inv. N. 248). Galleria Estense, Modene
VEN5032784 Agony. Anonymous painting. (Inv. N. 248). Galleria Estense, Modene.; Galleria e Museo Estense, Gallerie Estensi, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: Agony. Anonymous painting. (Inv. N. 248)

Engraving colorisee, 19th century - Gnomes sleeping beneath a mushroom - Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century
NWI4931074 Engraving colorisee, 19th century - Gnomes sleeping beneath a mushroom - Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration; (add.info.: Engraving colorisee)

Japan: young woman (geisha) who sleeps, 1875 - albumin paper enhances watercolor
LUX4748708 Japan: young woman (geisha) who sleeps, 1875 - albumin paper enhances watercolor; (add.info.: Japan: young woman (geisha) who sleeps

Homeless women in a female lodging-room over a New York City police station
NWI4960840 Homeless women in a female lodging-room over a New York City police station, 1870s - Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration; (add.info)

Hypnosis or hypnotic sleep caused by the magnetic passes of Richet magnetiseur, magnetism with hands
ELD4960663 Hypnosis or hypnotic sleep caused by the magnetic passes of Richet magnetiseur, magnetism with hands. 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

The homeless in New York City. Orphans sharing a bed in a home for needy, on Water Street, Manhattan, New York City
NWI4960329 The homeless in New York City. Orphans sharing a bed in a home for needy, on Water Street, Manhattan, New York City, circa 1870

Samson et dalila (Samson and Delilah). 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4920166 Samson et dalila (Samson and Delilah). 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

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

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)

Illustration by H. Gerbault (1863-1930) for the Cover of Le Rire, 31/05/13 - L'empecheur de sleeping en rond
ICA4866039 Illustration by H. Gerbault (1863-1930) for the Cover of Le Rire, 31/05/13 - L'empecheur de sleeping en rond - Love, Nocturne, Architecture interieure; (add.info.: Illustration by H)

Statuary group of children harvesters - Table element with round putti - back Fabrique Gaspard Robert (1722-1799)
JEB4904830 Statuary group of children harvesters - Table element with round putti - back Fabrique Gaspard Robert (1722-1799) Musee de la faience, Marseille; Musee Borely, Marseille

Lawyer pouring wine into the nose of a drunken vicar. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy
FLO4718008 Lawyer pouring wine into the nose of a drunken vicar. Copperplate engraving after a satirical illustration by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier) (1708-1786) from Human Passions Delineated

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Interior of a photography studio with a studio camera, 1895
LUX4757141 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Interior of a photography studio with a studio camera, 1895; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Norman furniture: a royal bed 276 and a common bed 277. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Robert von
FLO4702845 Norman furniture: a royal bed 276 and a common bed 277. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of

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

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

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)

She cried " O miserable man, what sorry watch is this that thou has kept"
3086236 She cried " O miserable man, what sorry watch is this that thou has kept", illustration from The Story of The Magic Horse, 1938 (colour litho) by Dulac

The fixing of teazle heads into frames, 1850
3480184 The fixing of teazle heads into frames, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the fixing of teazle heads into frames which would be used to hand raise the nap on woollen cloth)

A Teasel, 1850
3479660 A Teasel, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a teasel; a tall prickly Eurasian plant with spiny purple flower heads; which is used in the raising of a nap on woollen cloth)

Rip Van Winkle meets the old man in the mountains
2604866 Rip Van Winkle meets the old man in the mountains.; (add.info.: Rip Van Winkle meets the old man in the mountains, helps carry the liquor, gets drunk and falls into his long sleep)

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"Embracing tranquility: From Alaskan otters to dormice, sleep knows no bounds" Witness the heartwarming sight of an Alaskan Northern Sea Otter mother tenderly cradling her young pup as they peacefully slumber together in the wilds of Alaska. Hazel Dormice find solace in their cozy nests during autumn in Kent, UK, where they curl up and surrender to a deep slumber amidst nature's vibrant colors. Delve into the intricate workings of our brains as we explore the medulla oblongata, a crucial region responsible for regulating sleep and other vital functions through captivating artwork. Step back in time with John Everett Millais' masterpiece "My Second Sermon, " depicting a child succumbing to exhaustion while listening intently to a sermon – reminding us that even the purest souls need rest. The Railway Sleeper transports us into dreamland on its rhythmic journey, inviting weary travelers to surrender themselves to blissful oblivion amidst the gentle sway of train carriages. Erika Rafael and Luan Peters captivate audiences with their portrayal of sleep-induced vulnerability in Peter Walker's Man of Violence (1970), showcasing how dreams can reveal hidden depths within ourselves. Dionysus and his Maenads invite you into their world where revelry intertwines with peaceful slumber, highlighting the balance between chaos and serenity found within our dreamscape. Harry Clarke's ethereal artwork Morella enchants viewers with its delicate depiction of a sleeping maiden surrounded by mystical creatures – an invitation into realms beyond consciousness. Journey through Central America's Costa Rica, where lush rainforests provide sanctuary for countless creatures seeking respite from their daily endeavors under nature's soothing embrace. Henry Fuseli's iconic painting "The Nightmare" delves into the realm of nocturnal terrors plaguing our subconscious, reminding us of the mysterious and often unsettling nature of sleep.