Insomnia Collection

Study of a Girl, c1910. Artist: Maxwell Gordon Lightfoot
Study of a Girl, c1910. From The Studio Volume 95. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1928]

Burning the candle at both ends C014 / 1258
Burning the candle at both ends. Conceptual image of a candle that is lit at both ends, representing overwork and exhaustion

Sleepless Night. Self-Potrait in Inner Turmoil. Artist: Munch, Edvard (1863-1944)
Sleepless Night. Self-Potrait in Inner Turmoil. Found in the collection of Munch Museum, Oslo

Boy in pajamas sleepwalking indoors at night

"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)

A Journey into the Herzegovina: Sleeping under Difficulties...1876. Creator: Unknown
A Journey into the Herzegovina: Sleeping under Difficulties, from a sketch by our special artist, 1876

Mauvais Coucheur, 1852-1866. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Mauvais Coucheur, 1852-1866

Dreams, plate three from A Life, 1884. Creator: Max Klinger
Dreams, plate three from A Life, 1884

Dreams, plate three from A Life, 1884. Creator: Max Klinger
Dreams, plate three from A Life, 1884

Pensees du soir (Evening Thoughts)
FIA5347379 Pensees du soir (Evening Thoughts). Peinture de Vasili Nikitich Meshkov (Vassili Mechkov) (1868-1946), huile sur toile, 1914. Art russe 20e siecle, modernisme. State S

La Fontaines Fables - Man and the Flea
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Man and the Flea. A man is restless in bed after being bitten by a flea

Portrait de femme (Female Portrait)
FIA5327543 Portrait de femme (Female Portrait)

Une lettre (A Letter). Une femme triste
FIA5349320 Une lettre (A Letter). Une femme triste, au visage tres melancolique, en chemise de nuit, pres d une lampe de chevet tient une lettre, dont l enveloppe est tombee sur le sol

Title page of Night Thoughts, by English poet Edward Young (engraving)
7149345 Title page of Night Thoughts, by English poet Edward Young (engraving) by Stothard, Thomas (1755-1834) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Title page of Night Thoughts)

Counting the Flock, 1847-49 (oil on panel)
995803 Counting the Flock, 1847-49 (oil on panel) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 33x23.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

"There was an Old Man from the West
LLM386615 " There was an Old Man from the West, who never could get any rest", from A Book of Nonsense, published by Frederick Warne and Co

Advert for Coca-tonic, Champagne - nerve tonic 1897
Sold in wine merchants stores and chemist. The highest class natural champagne and coco leaf extract, the most powerful nerve tonic. 1897

Water-induced rest
Designed to cause sleep, a device providing a continual flow of water across the forehead of a person suffering from insomnia

La Crainte (The Fright) (engraving)
615466 La Crainte (The Fright) (engraving) by Leprince, Jean-Baptiste (1734-81) (after); 49.7x43 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

A Cure for Insomnia, a Page from a Subalterns Life in India (engraving)
1040737 A Cure for Insomnia, a Page from a Subalterns Life in India (engraving) by Boyd, Alexander Stuart (1854-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Cure for Insomnia)

Fol. 101r The Insomniac, illustration from Tacuinum Santiatis Codex Vindobonensis (vellum)
ALI142975 Fol.101r The Insomniac, illustration from Tacuinum Santiatis Codex Vindobonensis (vellum) by Italian School, (14th century); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; Alinari

Sleepless Night (Nuit blanche), 1893. Creator: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Sleepless Night (Nuit blanche), 1893

Now then, Ludwig, time for practice!, (1907). Creator: Unknown
" Now then, Ludwig, time for practice!", (1907)

Artwork of insomnia
Insomnia or dreaming. Abstract illustration of a human brain depicting insomnia or otherwise the process of dreaming. An open eye is superimposed on a starry night sky, within an image of the brain

Spanish advertisement for El Vigorizador Electrico, or The Electric Invigorator, of Doctor Maclaughlin, guaranteed to cure all nervous problems, weakness, headaches, memory loss, insomnia etc

Laziness. Artist: Casas, Ramon (1866-1932)
Laziness. Found in the collection of Museu Nacional d Art de Catalunya, Barcelona

Cartoon, Insomnia, WW1
Cartoon, Insomnia. A woman sits up in bed, thinking about how she appreciates her husband much more because hes home on leave from the army. Date: 1915

He does not sleep anymore !, front cover illustration from Le Petit Journal
XIR486927 He does not sleep anymore

Woman suffering headache lying in bed (B&W)

Psychic brain, conceptual image. Artwork showing the human brain and head, surrounded in flames, with the pineal gland highlighted (bright dot in centre of forehead)

In-flight sleep, conceptual artwork
In-flight sleep. Conceptual artwork of an open-eyed man attempting to sleep in an aeroplane, represented as a bed, with the crescent Moon depicted as a clock-face

Psychic brain, conceptual image C014 / 1480
Psychic brain, conceptual image. Artwork showing the human brain from the side, surrounded by flames, with the pineal gland shown

Melatonin, light micrograph
Melatonin. Light micrograph in polarised light of crystals of the hormone melatonin. Melatonin is secreted by the pineal gland in the brain that controls the bodys biological rhythm

Overeating leads to disturbed sleep at Christmas
" A good deal my own fault!" " I took too much dinner

Abstract illustration of the human eye, at night
Eye. Illustration of an open eye, appearing in the blue light of night

Jet lag, conceptual artwork. This could represent the tiredness and disorientation that can result due to long haul flights across time zones

Artwork showing sleeping drug action with face
Action of sleeping drugs. Artwork of the face of a sleeping woman cut away to show a magnified image of sleeping drugs acting on nerve cells (neurones, upper left & right) in her brain

Artwork showing action of sleeping drugs
Sleeping drug action. Artwork showing the action of various sleeping drugs on a nerve cell. The cell membrane (pink) is shown, along with associated proteins (orange)

Insomnia, conceptual artwork
Insomnia, conceptual computer artwork. Human face surrounded by a clock, representing insomnia. This is a condition where the person, referred to as an insomniac, is unable to sleep

Insomnia. Computer artwork of sheep leaping over a persons head to illustrate insomnia. In the background are crescent moons

Artwork of brain depicting insomnia, or dreaming
Insomnia. Abstract illustration of a human brain depicting insomnia. Several open eyes are seen superimposed on a starry night sky over houses and trees, within an image of the brain

Yarrow and catmint flowers
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium Walther Funcke ) and catmint (Nepeta x fssenii) flowers. Photographed in a garden border in Norway

Zolpidem, sedative drug
Zolpidem sedative drug, molecular model. This drug, marketed under several brand names including Ambien and Stilnoct, is used for the short-term treatment of insomnia

Barbital barbiturate drug molecule
Barbital barbiturate drug, molecular model. Barbital (also known as barbitone) is a type of barbiturate, a class of drugs that act as sedatives on the central nervous system

Zolpidem brain drug, molecular model
Zolpidem brain drug. Molecular model of the drug zolpidem (C19.H21.N3.O) with an artwork of the human brain

The Sand Fairy / Jacobs
A small girl is either woken up, or helped with her insomnia by a sand fairy who appears in her dormitory unobserved by anyone else

Mother and sleeping child
A mother instructs her sleeping child with hypnotism to help it sleep

Sheep in a pen near Stoer in Assynt Scotland UK
Ashley Cooper / SpecialistStock

Sleepy boy
MODEL RELEASED. Sleepy boy. Head of a sleepy 6- year-old boy lying in bed rubbing his eye

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"Insomnia: The Art of Sleepless Nights" Burning the candle at both ends, a study of exhaustion and restlessness captured in C014/1258. Maxwell Gordon Lightfoot's "Study of a Girl" from c1910 portrays the weariness that comes with insomnia, as sleep eludes her delicate features. In Vasili Nikitich Meshkov's masterpiece "Pensees du soir (Evening Thoughts)", painted in 1914, we witness the torment of nighttime musings. A melancholic woman sits surrounded by everyday objects, her eyes half-closed, lost in contemplation while an open book rests on her lap. Marguerite Steinheil's imprisonment is depicted on the front cover illustration of Le Petit Journal from December 13th, 1908. In this color lithograph, she embodies the anguish and despair that often accompany sleepless nights behind bars. La Fontaine's Fables remind us of the tale where man battles against a tiny flea. Just like this relentless insect disturbs our peace, insomnia relentlessly plagues our minds and bodies. A portrait titled "Portrait de femme (Female Portrait)" captures a beautiful yet melancholic woman sitting in an armchair with closed eyes. Holding an open letter close to her heart under dim lamplight reveals her sadness and longing for solace amidst sleepless nights. Edward Young's Night Thoughts take us into introspection through his poetic words engraved on its title page. These thoughts echo within insomniacs' minds as they navigate through endless hours without slumber. Counting sheep has long been suggested as a remedy for those struggling to fall asleep peacefully. However, William Sidney Mount's painting "Counting the Flock" reminds us that even when counting seems futile; it represents hope for respite from restless nights. "There was an Old Man from the West who never could get any rest, " wrote Edward Lear in his Book of Nonsense.