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Artwork by Florence Auerbach, profile of a young woman. Date: late 19th century
The Land of Nod by Muriel Dawson. 1941
Illustration, Fisherman fast asleep. first published 1838
Comic illustration, In Dreamland. 1870
Illustration, Much Ado About Nothing, by William ShakespeareIllustration by Kenny Meadows to Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare. Introductory illustration, depicting a dozy member of the nightwatch. Date: 1840
The Monthly Nurse (a woman who looked after a mother and her baby after childbirth). Date: 1840
Poster, Cod Liver Oil and Orange JuicePoster, Don t forget Cod Liver Oil and Orange Juice, Ministry of Food. circa 1948
Married couple on a comic greetings card, with verse (some of it deleted) and pull tab -- the wife is angry because her husband is late home, and appears to be drunk. Date: circa 1850s
Mother cat reading to kittens on a postcardMother cat reading to her two kittens at bedtime on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s
Angel and sleeping girl on a cutout Christmas cardAngel watching over a sleeping girl on a cutout Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Christmas card, Baby Jesus and Lambs. 20th century
Biblical Tales by John Lawson, Jesus in stormBiblical Tales by John Lawson, Jesus asleep in the storm
Man sleeping on a bench in a side street, Venice, Italy. Date: circa 1890s
Pauline Chase asleepActress Pauline Chase sleeping. Date: 1912
Postcard booklet, Greetings from Dixieland, USA, showing a cotton picker asleep with his head inside a basket. Date: 1937
Advert, Wrights Coal Tar Soap, brings sweet refreshing sleep to baby. 1913
Rose Bud - Scene from Rose Bud (Grimms Fairy Tales). The Sleeping Beauty asleep. Artist: AH Watson Date: circa 1935
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of DevonshireThe Big D. Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire (1833-1908). Date: 1900
Marie Tempest - famous British light sopranoDetail of the painting The Hay by Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848-1884) Date: 1910
OLD AGE / BRIGHTON SNOOZEPeople, mostly elderly, snoozing in deckchairs on the Brighton seafront Date: 1962
ASLEEP IN DECKCHAIRSHolidaymakers asleep in deckchairs on Brightons seafront circa 1962
SLEEPING IN DECKCHAIRSHolidaymakers asleep in deckchairs on the sea front at Brighton, West Sussex. circa 1965
Woman asleep in an armchair with an anti-snoring machine attached to her. Date: 1960s
Illustration, girl asleep under a tree. Date: 1895
Two Japanese women asleep in a simple bed. Date: 1890s
Family Fun on Patio Date: 1948
Lost and Found Date: 1948
The Account Keeper Date: 1656
The Visit to the Nursery by Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806) - painting on canvas. Date: circa 1780
Woman with snoring husbandA woman sits up in bed with cotton wool in her ears, kept awake by her snoring husband. Date: 1960s
Girl in a garden with a doll on a birthday card. Date: circa 1890s
Baby Scouts -- sleepingBaby Scouts -- When day is done and stars begin to peep, the baby scouts prepare themselves for sleep. Date: 1900
Homeless men sleeping on Southwark Bridge, London 1900Homeless men sleeping rough in London. Date: 1900
GIRL ASLEEP WITH DOLLA little girl sleeps peacefully in her bed, clutching onto her doll. Date: 1913
FALL / PYRENEAN DOG / 1973Unidentified dog, half asleep on its bench at a dog show. It looks bored and rolls its eyes. Date: 1973
MYTTON LOSES WINNINGSEnglish eccentric John Mytton (1796-1834) homeward bound one evening from Doncaster falls asleep while counting his winnings - thus many bank- notes were blown away & lost. Date: 1820s
SNOW WHITE / GLASS GASKETSnow White asleep in the glass gasket - the Prince looks on... Date: 1901
Izba InteriorInterior of an IZBA - a well- to-do Russian peasant home, with an ikon, decorated stove (with someone asleep on it !), ornamental woodwork Date: early 19th century
For Auld Lang Syne - New Year Greetings card - 1908 Date: 1908
Kashmir, Srinagar - boatman paddles boat with animal fodderKashmir, Srinagar. A boatman paddles a boat carrying animal fodder though a canal covered with green weed Date: 1986
Kashmir, Srinagar. Boatman asleep in shade on back of boatKashmir, Srinagar. A lazy boatman asleep in shade on back of a boat carrying animal fodder Date: 1986
Sunbathing lady on a deckchair - British Seaside Coast. Date: circa 1940s
Tabby kitten exploring sleeping mans hairUnusual Friends - tabby kitten exploring a sleeping mans hair. 1950s
Tabby cat and kitten in basket with hot water bottleUnusual Friends - tabby cat and kitten asleep in basket with blanket and hot water bottle. 1950s
Dreamland with Chevalier Ernest Thorn (22nd September 1853 -21st May 1928) was a touring magician and inventor from Austria
Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - kittens on Daddys knee, tired after dancing. circa 1910s
Judith, Slayer of Holofernes by MataniaJudith, slayer of Holofernes, about to do some slaying as the latter lies asleep, unconcerned that her dress is about to fall off. No
The Fairies Song - A Midsummers Nights Dream - Act II, scene 2 - Titania asleep, surrounded by her fairy train