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Midsummer Nights Dream. Scene from Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream in Art Deco style. There sleeps Titania Date: circa 1924
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
A little girl asleep on her mothers lap circa 1890
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
ENDYMIONEndymion, beloved by the Moon- goddess Selene, sleeps - eternally young - on Mount Laetmus, where she visits him nightly, eventually bearing him fifty daughters
Girl Sewing / Cat SleepingA little girl sits sewing while her cat sleeps at her feet
Tabby and White CatA tabby and white cat sleeps
Dirty Dog on Bed 1909A white puppy sleeps on a bed: he is covered in mud, and has left dirty pawprints all over the covers and pillow
Meissonier on LocationERNEST MEISSONIER French artist, famous for his military scenes, sketched at work in the open air, while his dog sleeps. Date: 1815-1891
Wotan at the PyreWotan bids farewell to his daughter Brunnhilde as she sleeps a magic sleep surrounded by a magic fire which only a true hero can penetrate (Sigfried does it !)
Couple Take Tea 1875A young couple take an evening cup of tea together while the cat sleeps contendedly on the mat
The City That Never SleepsScenes from the lost 1924 silent film The City That Never Sleeps, showing a prohibitionist nightclub. Date: 1924
Delilah has Samson's hair cut whilst he sleeps, and so robs him of his strength and delivers him into the hands of the Philistines
WOTAN'S FAREWELLAct Three : Wotan takes a last look at his daughter Brunnhilde as she sleeps encircled with fire
THE SLEEP OF BRUNNHILDEAct Three : Brunnhilde sleeps, encircled by fire
Ada Leonora BowleySanta bringing gifts to the bedside while a young girl sleeps. Artist: Ada Leonora Bowley. Date: circa 1910
Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of DevonshireThe Big D. Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire (1833-1908). Date: 1900
The Sleep Date: 1895
Santa Sleeping
Family Road Trip Date: 1950
GIRL ASLEEP WITH DOLLA little girl sleeps peacefully in her bed, clutching onto her doll. Date: 1913
Mother and child 1842A mother watches her child as it sleeps in its swinging cradle Date: 1842
LEIPZIG MARKET / POTTERYA stallholder sleeps on her pottery stall at the Leipziger Debbermarkt. Date: 1901
HARE AND TORTOISETHE HARE AND THE TORTOISE The hare sleeps... and the tortoise wins the race Date: 1809
Girl has Fairy DreamsA little girl sleeps with her doll in her arms and dreams of fairies Date: circa 1890
Japanese Mother sleeps as baby causes havocA Japanese Mother sleeps as her baby causes havoc, by knocking a flowerpot filled with water all over the floor - print by Utamaro Kitagawa (1753-1805). Date: circa 1790s
Dreamland with Chevalier Ernest Thorn (22nd September 1853 -21st May 1928) was a touring magician and inventor from Austria
Mother carries her baby, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West AfricaMother carries her baby, in a sling on her back, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa Date: circa 1930s
Fortune telling from tea leavesWhile reason sleeps, Auntie tells her young nieces of the handsome strangers promised by their tea leaves. Date: 1851
WW2 - Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps in FranceWW2 - British Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps in France - shown here building railway sidings. Date: 1942
The Man Who Slept Through H. M. BatemanWhile his fellow voyagers cruise up the Nile and enjoy the spectacle of an Egyptian sunset, a man sleeps through on deck, blissfully unaware of what he is missing
Snow White and 7 DwarfsSnow White sleeps peacefully, surrounded by seven dwarfs crowded around her bed
Brazilian Porcupinehistrix prehensilis It preys by night and sleeps in the day. It makes a noise like the grunting of a Swine, and grows very fat
An Emperors Divorce starring Ronald Bayne & Evelyn HopeAn Emperors Divorce. The figures of Napoleon and a repining Josephine suggest that this is a version of A Royal Divorce. The message written on the reverse of the card is from Ronald Bayne
Nursery Rhymes - He sleepsHe sleeps - man asleep on chain - black space in kitchen wall. Part of Box 52 Boswell collection. Nursery Rhymes. Date: circa 1890s
Japanese Art - Toddler causes havoc whilst his mother sleepsJapanese Art - Toddler causes havoc by upturning a fishbowl whilst his mother sleeps, unaware of what is occurring! The goldfish are looking decidedly unimpressed with their predicament!
Bermuda Labourer - Outerbridges Lily Field - Lazing on a Sunny Afternoon... Date: circa 1907
Girl in HammockA girl sleeps in a hammock while another female stands at an open window holding a fan, outside palm fronds tell us we are in the tropics : it is probably quite hot... Date: circa 1840
Spinning, HarrisOn the island of Harris, a woman uses an elegant old wheel to spin for Harris tweed, while her dog sleeps beside her Date: 1920s
Mama & 2 Sleeping KidsA mother sits with her two daughters on her knee - one of them sleeps soundly Date: circa 1840
London at night - Washing down the streets - Piccadilly 2amLondon at night - Washing down the streets around Piccadilly at 2 o clock in the morning - " While London Sleeps". Date: circa 1920s
WW1 - Russian troops rest after battle on Turkish front Date: 1916
Turmen - a family sleeps outside on plank-beds - sunrise. Karahoudan village - in foothills of Kopetdag mountains - Turkmenistan. Spring - April
A Many-lined Sun Skink (?) sleeps at night on a branch in the undegrowth of a primary rainforest. river Danum valley conservation area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia; June. Mabuya multifasciata (?)
Suffragette Raid on the House. Dog sleeps soundly in his kennel, unaware that three kittens, one with a VFW flag, are on the attack. A play on words. Date: circa 1909
Suffragette Husband Minds Babies. Husband minds the babies while wife sleeps in bed. Pro-suffrage notices on the wall. Regretfully, he thinks
Suffragette Hammer in Pocket Policeman. Wily suffragette with half concealed hammer sees her chance as policeman sleeps whilst on duty. Although the suffragettes have nt votes
Loyalty by George StuddyLoyalty -- Bonzo shows his loyalty in his own inimitable way by putting dirty pawprints all over his masters clothes, while Chee-Kee the Pekingese sleeps in a top hat
British soldier asleep in a trenchA British soldier, his rifle and helmet beside him, sleeps in the uncomfortable surroundings of his trench. 1916
Japanese Woman O-Koto-San goes to sleep - Goodnight! Date: circa 1905
A mid-summer days dream - While our artist sleeps, his favorite subjects are left to do justice to themselves, and to correct his conceptions
Sarah Curran, Emmets BetrothedSarah Curran, Robert Emmets Betrothed crying in grief for his dedath on a harp. She is far from the land where her young hero sleeps, And lovers are round her sighing
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
Tangiers - Morocco - A Woman of the Mountains carrying her sleeping child in a sling across her shoulders and wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat and very large scarf/shawl. Date: circa 1910s
Beagle Waits for SantaA beagle puppy sleeps on a sofa beside the fire, with his Christmas stocking hanging over the mantlepiece in aniticipation of a visit by Father Christmas. Date: early 1930s
Woman Asleep in BedA young woman sleeps peacefully in bed Date: 1930s
Cell contents, Wakefield Prison, West YorkshireThe interior and meagre contents of a cell at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire. The inmate sleeps on a plank bed covered by a thin mattress
Female tramp asleep on steps, LondonA female tramp sleeps on steps somewhere in Central London, where many of the citys homeless made their beds under bridges and railway arches. Date: circa 1930
Castles in the AirA young lady with arms behind her head, reclines in a field. Flowers are strewn all around her, even within the hat that lies by her side
L Apres Midi D Un Faun by Frank M. LeaA rather ugly faun sleeps off a big lunch while a nymph like waitress, naked but for her apron and hat carries away a tray
A casual worker shovelling stones from his cellThis intriguing image entitled, The sieve in the wall: in the casual ward, shows a casual, or a man who receives temporary relief in a workhouse that is not his own parish shovelling stones he has
Girl in Hammock 1885A young woman sleeps in a hammock in the garden on a warm afternoon
Fortune and the ChildFORTUNE & THE CHILD or Traveller: A boy sleeps on the brink of a deep well; Fortune wakes him, not wanting the blame for the boys folly if he should fall
Fortune & the SchoolboyFORTUNE & THE SCHOOLBOY or Child or Traveller: A boy sleeps on the brink of a deep well; Fortune wakes him, not wanting the blame for the boys folly if he should fall
Asleep on the ShoreA little girl sleeps on the shore while her brother and sister hunt for shrimps among the rocks
Lord North SleepsThe State Coachman asleep - FREDERICK, LORD NORTH. statesman, depicted in repose
Garden / Woman Sleeps 1886A Midsummer Days Dream: a lady sleeps in her hammock as a man and a woman do her gardening chores
Girl with Fairies 1926A young girl plays with her fairy friends unnoticed, while her mother sleeps and her brother reads. The cat though seems suitably surprised!
Little Girl Asleep 1902A little girl sleeps and dreams
Jesus Sleeps in StormHe sleeps through a storm on the Sea of Galilee
Child Sleeping / Toys 1932A child sleeps, with his favourite toys on either side of him; a decorative bauble and a candle on the Christmas tree sleep too
Fairies Oberon & TitaniaAct II, Scene II Oberon sprinkles his spell onto Titania as she sleeps; a mischievious Puck flitters behind him
Vaclav SleepingVACLAV, or Wenzel, or Wenzeslaus, known as Good King Wenceslas, sleeps with his warriors beneath the Berge Blanik, until such time as his countrymen have need of him
Bored Girl Sleeps C1880A bored little girl sleeps on a chaise longue
Girl Minds Baby C1880A little girl minds the baby and does a bit of sewing at the same time, while the dog sleeps at her side
Dog and PoultryA dog sleeps in a farmyard, surrounded by ducks and hens
Girl Dreams of WeddingA fair haired maiden reclining on a day-bed sleeps and dreams of her wedding day where she stands with her betrothed and the parson at the altar. Will her dream come true?
Boy Tickles Sleepy GirlA naughty little boy mischievously tickles the ear of a sleeping girl with a long straw. A naughty kitten mirrors his behaviour as it torments a bird in a cage
Napoleon AsleepLas Casas watches over Napoleon as he sleeps
Sleeps during BattleHe sleeps during the battle of Wagram, snatching the chance to rebuild his strength
Fairies & Sleeping GirlA little girl sleeps soundly while all about, the night fairies dance about her bed
Arthur Sleeps StillKing Arthur and his knights sleep beneath Richmond Castle, Yorkshire, until needed to save Britain : Peter Thompson, a potter, found them there one day, to his surprise
COMETS &CThe Shepherd who sleeps in the fields sees many more things than those who sleep in their beds - sometimes a comet like a dragon, sometimes bearded stars
