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The Allies of Santa Claus by Mabel Lucie AttwellTwo little girls slumber on a window sill as the elvish helpers of Father Christmasm sprinkle fairy dust in order that he may deliver presents. Date: 1919
The Railway SleeperAn exhausted conscript on Nation Service sleeps at Darlington Railway Station en rout to or from a posting to the Northern military base at Catterick, York. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
The Two Friends / AldinIllustration entitled Two Friends by Cecil Aldin depicting two small dogs, one a West Highland Terrier, together on a chair
Sleeping Partners and Dissolved Partnership, Cecil AldinLovely illustration by Cecil Aldin observing two of his dogs, possibly Mickey (the Irish Wolfhound) and Cracker (the English bull terrier), attempting to share a sofa. Date: 1929
Railway Sleeper - Melton Mowbray StationThe Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Hunstman taking a nap with his foxhound at Melton Mowbray Station! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
sleeping on Blackpool promAn elderly couple lie back on the wrought iron seats on Blackpool Pier for a snooze. The beach and Blackpool Tower are in the background. Date: circa 1970
Sleeping Beauty ballet, reawakening sceneWhile the King and Queen sleep, Prince Charming, with the blessing of the Lilac Fairy, bends to kiss the Sleeping Princess and thereby awaken her
Sleeping Beauty ballet, christening sceneThe christening scene in a ballet version of the Sleeping Beauty, with the wicked fairy Carabosse putting her curse on the baby Princess in her cradle
Strange Incense by Reginald HigginsA rather sinister looking faun watches over a woman sleeping, unaware, in a deckchair
Sleeping Lions / F. LewisA sleeping lion and lioness. (panthera leo)
A little girl asleep on her mothers lap circa 1890
Sleeping Beauty pricks her finger by Arthur RackhamThe crucial moment in the story of Sleeping Beauty when Beauty pricks her finger on a spinning wheel thus sending her to sleep for a number of years
Wagons-Lit company posterPoster extolling the comforts of travelling by rail when you have luxurious sleeper bunks to relax in
Railway Sleeper - Euston StationThe Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Scottish football fan at Euston Station awaiting his return train back north of the border. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Cymbeline - title page - Iachimo emerges from the trunk as Imogen sleeps. 1862
Sleeping Beauty by Arthur RackhamPrincess Briar Rose, aka Sleeping Beauty, pictured in a perfect pose as she sleeps for a hundred years after pricking her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel
John Keats / Last IllnessJOHN KEATS English poet during his last illness
His Masters ViceBonzo asleep with his head in a glass after helping himself to the Masters drinks supply. Date: circa 1922
My Second SermonThe second of two sentimental pictures by the pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais (1829-1896) showing a little girl dressed in a red cape
Pentonville Prison CellPENTONVILLE A cell in the prison, with a hammock for sleeping and a loom for day-work
Saint Joseph DreamsSaint Joseph dreams that he is visited by an angel who tells him that he is going to be the father of Jesus
Sleeping B / Lefler / UrbanThe Prince wakes Sleeping Beauty from her sleep with a kiss
Sleeping Beauty by Arthur RackhamAn unsuccessful princely suitor tries to fight his way through the thicket of thorns surrounding the castle where Sleeping Beauty slumbers
Advertisement for the Western Electric vacuum cleaner with a women patiently cleaning the carpet around her snoozing husband. Lets hope that cigarette falls into his lap and wakes him up. Date: c.1924
Goldilocks and the Three Bears, by Muriel BainesIllustration, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, by Muriel Baines Date: 20th century
Railway Sleeper - Crewe StationThe Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing railway porter at Crewe Station. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Allenburys Diet advert, the predigested nightcap for a good nights sleep
The Land of Nod by Susan Beatrice PearseThe land of nod - adorable small children in their nightwear snooze or play in a garden. Date: 1914
Woman with spinning wheel, Isle of Harris, ScotlandOn the Isle of Harris, Scotland, a woman uses an elegant old spinning wheel to make Harris tweed, while her dog sleeps beside her. Date: 1920s
Sleeping Beauty by Arthur RackhamPrincess Briar Rose, aka Sleeping Beauty turns a key in the lock of a door, where she is about to meet the wicked old fairy, whose spindle will prick her finger sending her, and the royal household
Large male lion sleeping. A study in pencil and conte crayon by Raymond Sheppard
Fairy Tales of Summer - Sleeping Beauty by Pauline BaynesSleeping Beauty by Pauline Baynes, one of a four illustrations of a fairy tale to reflect each season. In this instance, the handsome prince emerges from the forest to find Sleeping Beauty
Imperial Airways poster by John HassallHumorous poster for Imperial Airways showing proof of their slogan, " Safety then Comfort". An air steward looks rather at a loss as to how to wake a sleeping man
Scene from Shakespeares Midsummer Nights DreamA scene from Shakespeares comedy, A Midsummer Nights Dream (Act II, Scene ii), in which Puck drops a love potion into the sleeping Titanias eyes
Advertisment for Simplon-Orient Express, Taurus ExpressAdvertisement for the Simplon-Orient Express and the Taurus Express. The advertisement shows the route between London and Istanbul and also the routes from Haydarpasha (Istanbul) to Cairo
Tristram Shandy by Hogarth, designed by Mr. Hogarth for Mr. Sternes comic novel, incomparable Tristram Shandy. The characters in the representation so graphically depicted are Mr
Two frogs with insect on a greetings cardTwo frogs with an insect on a greetings card -- Happy be thy dreams. Date: circa 1890s
Labour CandidatesLabour candidates. - A postcard with a dual meaning, both a satire on potential Labour Party MPs and three down and out men all of whom are good candidates as labourers. Date: circa 1900s
The Humorist Easter Number 1938The 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
Kingsley / Water BabiesTom saw the fairies carry baby & cradle gently down; another drowned baby is introduced to the world of the water babies
Girl Sewing / Cat SleepingA little girl sits sewing while her cat sleeps at her feet
Girl finds sleeping chick in her dolls house Date: 1925
Eliza Comes to Stay by H. V. Esmond. First produced at the Pier Theatre, Brighton, as Sandy and his Eliza on 30th September 1912 and at the Criterion Theatre on 12th December 1913
The Linesman Who Snored at WimbledonA linesman disrupts play at Wimbledon by letting out a loud snore mid-point. 1928
Sleeping Beauty by Felix de GrayScene from the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty showing the moment when the Prince finds Aurora asleep but looking remarkably perfect considering shes been out like a light for over a hundred years
Forty Winks by C. E. WilsonA dear old lady in a mop cap, spectacles and a tartan shawl has fallen asleep at a table in the middle of reading a newspaper and sewing a patchwork quilt
Sleeping CongregationThe Sleeping Congregation A preacher is reading his sermon to a sleeping congregation
Tabby and White CatA tabby and white cat sleeps