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A Kiss from the Trenches by John E. Sutcliffe, WW1 ChristmasA young woman, asleep in an armchair by an open fire dreams of receiving a kiss on the cheek from the ghost of her soldier husband or sweetheart. Date: 1916
Dreams of Pot Pie Somewhere in FranceDreams of Pot Pie. Somewhere in France. 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Born September 1889
The Soldiers Dream by B BairnsfatherA cartoon exploring the dreams of World War I infantry. This particular soldier will be rather disappointed upon waking. 1915
His Dual Obsession by BairnsfatherHis Dual Obsession Owing to the frequent recurrence of this dream, Herr Fritz von Lagerschifter has decided to take his friends advice
Bonzos Midsummer Day-dream. Cartoon strip from Bonzos Annual, 1935. 1935
Joseph Chamberlain dream of Paul Kruger feeding him medicineThe Story of Cruel Joseph (cont.) - Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) dreams of being doctored (fed medicine) by a smiling South African Transvaal Republic leader Paul Kruger (1825-1905). Date: 1899
Japanese girl - Sweet Dreams of LoveJapanese girl playing a small drum - titled Sweet Dreams of Love. Date: circa 1910
Actors discuss rates of payFirst Budding Actor (to second budding actor) - " Oh yes, you hear about those salaries of Twenty-five and thirty shillings, but you never get em." Date: 1901
WWI - Propaganda postcard - Kaisers dream bubbles burstWWI - Propaganda postcard - The German Kaisers dream bubbles are popping before his eyes. By this point however (late 1914)
Dream Girls postcard pack - coverDream Girls postcard pack by Minsky Brothers - a gent dreams of three lovely ladies... Date: early 1940s
Knight Percival dreams about two women. Illustration" Knight Percival dreams about two women. Illustration from Antoine Verards " Tristan, knight of the Round Table" (1496). Gothic art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Paris
Raphael (1483-1520). Joseph Explaining His Dreams to his Brothers. 1518-1519. VATICAN CITY. Vatican Palaces. Decoration of the Loggia. Representation of the History of Joseph. Renaissance art
Dreams of Lies and InconstancyGOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). Dreams of Lies and Inconstancy
Day DreamsA young child in a garden in the sunshine gazes at a butterfly Date: circa 1910
Bad dreams. Illustration shows a sleeping, bloated man labeled Protected Monopolist shying away from a turkey labeled Income Tax that appears to have risen from the remains of the Thanksgiving Day
Dreams of a Russian general. Print shows a Russian general standing among ruined gabions dreaming of surrender to the Japanese and being disgraced. Date 1904 or 1905
The Old Curiosity Shop, Nell in the shopThe Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841
Saintly sweetheart in the dreams of this slumbering soldier" The Dream" A typical English country garden, timbered house and a saintly sweetheart inhabit the dreams of this slumbering soldier
The Truth About Grown-Ups by William Heath RobinsonA baby, who should really be fast asleep in his cot, instead regales a gathered group of elves and pixies in his bedroom with tall tales about the deeds of his parents
A Christmas Eve Dream by Hope DunlapA little girl sits by a hearth on Christmas Eve, and is dumbstruck to encounter two friendly fairies. Date: 1909
A charm against Fairies by M. ReedA rather alarming illustration (at least to any new parents) depicting a baby being spirited away by fairies who leave a wizened changeling of their race in its place while its mother sleeps
Erotic Dreams C1860SPeople dreaming erotic dreams under the influence of incense and alcohol. Date: circa 1860s?
Dreams of her absent loved onePretty young woman in a blue dress dreams of her absent loved one. Date: 1920s?
Crow and DreamsA crow leads a small girl through the land of dreams Date: 1932
Forty Warm WinksBonzo, the canine cartoon character created by George Studdy and hugely popular during the 1920s, is pictured getting closer and closer to the fire and on drowsing off
Caedmon and his visionCaedmon, sing some song to me. During a dream, an angelic vision appears to Caedmon, an Anglo-Saxon herdsman attached to the Abbey of Whitby, who subsequently became a monk and religious poet
Day Dreams by Muriel DawsonA sweet little girl with brown wavy hair and brown eyes gazes dreamily off into the distance
Dreaming Music CoverA very fine music cover for Dreaming by Anthony Stephen and Michael Prado, depicting a glamorous woman drifting off into the magical world of her thoughts
We Anchored by the Moon by Hilda Miller
The dream of a French Tommy (WWI)France - The dream of a French Tommy (WWI). All of the aspects of his pleasant dream, from his lady love to the Gates of Paradise - Enter without knocking, but please wipe your shoes!
Memories! by George StuddyA old bulldog snoozes in a kitchen and dreams of memories of times past - chasing smaller dogs, chewing stuff, growling and generally being a rather violent personality by the looks of
Railway Sleeper - Kings Cross StationThe Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing tramp at Kings Cross Station dreaming of wealth as he clutches a copy of the Financial Times. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Cinderella dreams of a better lifePoor downtrodden Cinderella sits in the kitchen, dreaming of a better life (so distracted she misses the little birds tucking in to the supper for her evil sisters)
Edwardian SpinsterA well-to-do Edwardian spinster dreams of what might have been
Childhood fantasyA little girl dreams up a variety of story book characters
The world of tomorrow- some dreams of invention run riot; seComical illustration of a scientific idea for the future (note date, 1st April 1905), of a man on the telephone shaking hands with a mechanical type hand protruding from the wall
Alcyone and CeyxCeyx, king of Trachis, drowns at sea but returns and wakes Somnus sleeping in his cave surrounded by dreams : Ceyx and his mourning wife Alcyone are changed into kingfishers
The Palace of Sleep has two doors, one of ivory - notice the elephant - whence come false and flattering dreams, the other of horn (cow) whence issue true and noble dreams
the Journey (Reid)Niam of the Golden Hair takes Oisin to her fathers land - the Land Oversea which is delightful beyond all dreams - there with wild honey drip the forest trees
A Christmas Adventure in the Land of DreamsA festive Christmas scene featuring a group of children in their night clothes being invited to dance around a Christmas tree
AMPHIARAUS, Greek seer of Thebes, known for interpretation of dreams, sailed on Golden Fleece expedition
Dream of Flight 1922A boy dreams of great fun and mischief to be had if only he had wings like his pet parrot!
Hypnagogic ImagesHypnagogic images - abstract shapes which present themselves on the threshold of sleep
Little Girl Asleep 1902A little girl sleeps and dreams
Jacobs Dream LadderHe dreams of a ladder leading to (and from) Heaven, used as a pathway by angels when they want to spare their wings
Joseph and the DreamsJoseph is good at interpreting dreams, and explains to Pharaoh the meaning of his prophetic dreams
Joseph Tells his DreamsJoseph tells his brothers his dreams in which he prospers and they don t; they are less than enchanted, and will take the first opportunity to get rid of him
Joseph in PrisonIn prison due to Potiphars wifes false accusation, he interprets the dreams of the chief cup-bearer and the chief baker - both will have their heads lifted in differing ways