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"Embracing tranquility: From Alaskan otters to dormice

Background imageSleep Collection: Railway Sleeper - Euston Station

Railway Sleeper - Euston Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Scottish football fan at Euston Station awaiting his return train back north of the border. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageSleep Collection: Little Bo-Peep (coloured engraving)

Little Bo-Peep (coloured engraving)
6028108 Little Bo-Peep (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Bo-Peep)

Background imageSleep Collection: The Railway Sleeper

The Railway Sleeper
An 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

Background imageSleep Collection: Hazel Dormice, Muscardinus avellanarius, sleeping, Kent, UK, autumn

Hazel Dormice, Muscardinus avellanarius, sleeping, Kent, UK, autumn

Background imageSleep Collection: sleeping on Blackpool prom

sleeping on Blackpool prom
An 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

Background imageSleep Collection: Alaskan / Northern Sea Otter - mother carrying very young pup - Alaska _D3B3040

Alaskan / Northern Sea Otter - mother carrying very young pup - Alaska _D3B3040
TOM-1919 Alaskan / Northern Sea Otter - mother carrying very young pup Alaska Enhydra lutris Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageSleep Collection: Medulla oblongata in the brain, artwork

Medulla oblongata in the brain, artwork
Hypothalamus in the brain. Computer artwork of a persons head showing the brain inside. The highlighted area shows the hypothalamus

Background imageSleep Collection: Railway Sleeper - Crewe Station

Railway Sleeper - Crewe Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing railway porter at Crewe Station. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageSleep Collection: Central America, Costa Rica

Central America, Costa Rica
Three-toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus) Mother & baby, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica

Background imageSleep Collection: FUSELI: NIGHTMARE, 1781. The Nightmare. Oil on canvas by Henry Fuseli, 1781

FUSELI: NIGHTMARE, 1781. The Nightmare. Oil on canvas by Henry Fuseli, 1781

Background imageSleep Collection: Hush-A-Bye, Baby by Lawson Wood

Hush-A-Bye, Baby by Lawson Wood
A colour illustration by artist Lawson Wood showing a monkey using her tail to rock her baby to sleep

Background imageSleep Collection: Medea and the Fleece

Medea and the Fleece
Medea, daughter of Aeetes king of Colchis who possesses the Golden Fleece, uses magic to send the guardian dragons to sleep, enabling her lover Jason to steal the Fleece

Background imageSleep Collection: St Jerome in His Study (engraving)

St Jerome in His Study (engraving)
3646436 St Jerome in His Study (engraving) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Jerome in His Study)

Background imageSleep Collection: Night and Her Daughter Sleep, 1902. Creator: Mary L. Macomber

Night and Her Daughter Sleep, 1902. Creator: Mary L. Macomber
Night and Her Daughter Sleep, 1902

Background imageSleep Collection: My Second Sermon, 1864, (1947). Creator: John Everett Millais

My Second Sermon, 1864, (1947). Creator: John Everett Millais
My Second Sermon, 1864, (1947). The Artists Daughter in Winchelsea Church : portrait of Millais daughter Effie, aged about five, having fallen asleep during the service

Background imageSleep Collection: Orpheus and His Lute, late 19th-early 20th century, (1914). Creator: John Charles Dollman

Orpheus and His Lute, late 19th-early 20th century, (1914). Creator: John Charles Dollman
Orpheus and His Lute, late 19th-early 20th century, (1914). Depiction of the ancient Greek legend of Orpheus, (who played a lyre, not a lute)

Background imageSleep Collection: Morella, c1920. Artist: Harry Clarke

Morella, c1920. Artist: Harry Clarke
Morella, c1920. An illustration for Tales of Mystery & Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849). From The Studio Volume 78, [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1919-20]

Background imageSleep Collection: Dionysus and the Maenads, 1901

Dionysus and the Maenads, 1901. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1901

Background imageSleep Collection: COMIC STRIP: LITTLE NEMO. The walking bed episode of the American comic strip

COMIC STRIP: LITTLE NEMO. The walking bed episode of the American comic strip Little Nemo in Slumberland, by Winsor McCay, published in the New York Herald, July 1908

Background imageSleep Collection: Railway Sleeper - Melton Mowbray Station

Railway Sleeper - Melton Mowbray Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Hunstman taking a nap with his foxhound at Melton Mowbray Station! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageSleep Collection: Le Sommeil, 1866. Artist: Gustave Courbet

Le Sommeil, 1866. Artist: Gustave Courbet
Le Sommeil, 1866. From the collection of the Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee du Petit-Palais, France

Background imageSleep Collection: TEMPTATION OF SIR GAWAIN. The temptation of Sir Gawain by Lady Bercilak

TEMPTATION OF SIR GAWAIN. The temptation of Sir Gawain by Lady Bercilak. Manuscript illumination from Gawain and the Green Knight, English, 14th century

Background imageSleep Collection: MYTHOLOGY: SLEEPING EROS. Hellenistic bronze from Greece, 250-150 B. C

MYTHOLOGY: SLEEPING EROS. Hellenistic bronze from Greece, 250-150 B. C
MYTHOLOGY: SLEEPING EROS. Hellenistic bronze from Greece, 250-150 B.C

Background imageSleep Collection: Sleeping Beauty ballet, reawakening scene

Sleeping Beauty ballet, reawakening scene
While the King and Queen sleep, Prince Charming, with the blessing of the Lilac Fairy, bends to kiss the Sleeping Princess and thereby awaken her

Background imageSleep Collection: Unhappy Marriage

Unhappy Marriage
Dachshunds in Bed a Marriage of Convenience

Background imageSleep Collection: Hypnos, God of Sleep

Hypnos, God of Sleep
HYPNOS is the Greek god of sleep, known as SOMNUS to the Romans; he lives in a cave in the Cimmerian country where the sun never shines

Background imageSleep Collection: Surreal study, 1952. Creator: Shirley Markham

Surreal study, 1952. Creator: Shirley Markham
Surreal study, 1952. Illustration for a poem by TS Eliot. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Background imageSleep Collection: Alaskan / Northern Sea Otter - resting on water - Alaska _D3B3036

Alaskan / Northern Sea Otter - resting on water - Alaska _D3B3036
TOM-1912 Alaskan / Northern Sea Otter - resting on water Alaska Enhydra lutris Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageSleep Collection: Sleeping Beauty pricks her finger by Arthur Rackham

Sleeping Beauty pricks her finger by Arthur Rackham
The 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

Background imageSleep Collection: Strange Incense by Reginald Higgins

Strange Incense by Reginald Higgins
A rather sinister looking faun watches over a woman sleeping, unaware, in a deckchair

Background imageSleep Collection: Adult male lion (Panthera leo) greeting his son, Serengeti National Park

Adult male lion (Panthera leo) greeting his son, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Background imageSleep Collection: Gray wolf (Canis lupus) resting (sleeping) during heavy snow. North America

Gray wolf (Canis lupus) resting (sleeping) during heavy snow. North America
TOM-1275 Grey wolf - resting during heavy snow North America Canis lupus Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageSleep Collection: Cymbeline - title page

Cymbeline - title page - Iachimo emerges from the trunk as Imogen sleeps. 1862

Background imageSleep Collection: Home of a Spitalfields weaver

Home of a Spitalfields weaver
Interior of a Huguenot silk weavers home in Spitalfields, London, showing the weaver hard at work at his loom

Background imageSleep Collection: His Masters Vice

His Masters Vice
Bonzo asleep with his head in a glass after helping himself to the Masters drinks supply. Date: circa 1922

Background imageSleep Collection: Sleeping Beauty by Arthur Rackham

Sleeping Beauty by Arthur Rackham
Princess 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

Background imageSleep Collection: My Second Sermon

My Second Sermon
The second of two sentimental pictures by the pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais (1829-1896)

Background imageSleep Collection: Close up of the head of a reclining Buddha statue

Close up of the head of a reclining Buddha statue, Wat Pha Baat Tai, Luang Prabang, Laos

Background imageSleep Collection: Sleeping B / Lefler / Urban

Sleeping B / Lefler / Urban
The Prince wakes Sleeping Beauty from her sleep with a kiss

Background imageSleep Collection: The Averau refuge in a wintertime night, surrounded by snow-covered peaks. Dolomites

The Averau refuge in a wintertime night, surrounded by snow-covered peaks. Dolomites, Italy

Background imageSleep Collection: The Lady of Shalott

The Lady of Shalott
Magdalena Russocka

Background imageSleep Collection: Pink Dreamcatcher

Pink Dreamcatcher
Xuan Thai

Background imageSleep Collection: Sleepover

Sleepover
Julia Ramiro

Background imageSleep Collection: Firemen taking a nap in engine house number four

Firemen taking a nap in engine house number four
Washington, D.C. Firemen taking a nap in engine house number four

Background imageSleep Collection: The Resurrection, c. 1463 (fresco) (for details see 205585, 205586)

The Resurrection, c. 1463 (fresco) (for details see 205585, 205586)
BBC109787 The Resurrection, c.1463 (fresco) (for details see 205585, 205586) by Francesca, Piero della (c.1415-92); 225x200 cm; Pinacoteca, Sansepolcro, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageSleep Collection: Bernard Cribbins the sleeping Roboman

Bernard Cribbins the sleeping Roboman
in a scene from Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 AD

Background imageSleep Collection: Salvation Army Womens Night Shelter, East London

Salvation Army Womens Night Shelter, East London
The dormitory of the Salvation Army night shelter for women, opened in 1889 at 194 Hanbury Street, Whitechapel in the East End of London

Background imageSleep Collection: Allenburys Diet advert

Allenburys Diet advert, the predigested nightcap for a good nights sleep

Background imageSleep Collection: The Sleepers (Le Sommeil). Artist: Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877)

The Sleepers (Le Sommeil). Artist: Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877)
The Sleepers (Le Sommeil). Found in the collection of Petit Palais, Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris

Background imageSleep Collection: The Dream of St Ursula, 1495, (1911)

The Dream of St Ursula, 1495, (1911)
The Dream of St Ursula, 1495. after a tempera on canvas by Vittore Carpaccio (c1465-c1525). Original housed in the Gallerie dell Accademia, Venice. From A History of Painting Vol

Background imageSleep Collection: Interior of the Temple at Esna, Upper Egypt, 1838. Artist: David Roberts

Interior of the Temple at Esna, Upper Egypt, 1838. Artist: David Roberts
Interior of the Temple at Esna, Upper Egypt, 1838. A plate from Egypt and Nubia, engraved by Louis Haghe. Found in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Background imageSleep Collection: Goya (1746-1828). Spanish painter and printmaker. Los Capric

Goya (1746-1828). Spanish painter and printmaker. Los Capric
Francisco de Goya (1746-1828). Spanish painter and printmaker. Los Caprichos. Donde va mama? (Where are you going mum?). Number 65. Aquatint. 1799. Plate 43. Reproduction by M. Segui i Riera

Background imageSleep Collection: Woman with spinning wheel, Isle of Harris, Scotland

Woman with spinning wheel, Isle of Harris, Scotland
On 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

Background imageSleep Collection: Picture No. 11067199

Picture No. 11067199
Cat Siberian kittens sleeping. Date:

Background imageSleep Collection: Outdoor Baby Cage

Outdoor Baby Cage
A handy baby cage, which can easily be fitted outside the window of even a modest flat. The baby can sleep soundly in the fresh air while the mother relaxes indoors... Date: 1930s

Background imageSleep Collection: Large male lion sleeping

Large male lion sleeping. A study in pencil and conte crayon by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageSleep Collection: Studdys Nightmare by George Studdy

Studdys Nightmare by George Studdy
Bonzo and Co. get their own back on the artist, after the Christmas pudding

Background imageSleep Collection: Fairy Tales of Summer - Sleeping Beauty by Pauline Baynes

Fairy Tales of Summer - Sleeping Beauty by Pauline Baynes
Sleeping Beauty by Pauline Baynes, one of a four illustrations of a fairy tale to reflect each season

Background imageSleep Collection: Bretons in Bed

Bretons in Bed
Two Breton ladies settle in for a good nights sleep in these enclosed beds(lits- clos)

Background imageSleep Collection: Scene from Shakespeares Midsummer Nights Dream

Scene from Shakespeares Midsummer Nights Dream
A scene from Shakespeares comedy, A Midsummer Nights Dream (Act II, Scene ii), in which Puck drops a love potion into the sleeping Titanias eyes

Background imageSleep Collection: The Sleeping Hermaphrodite, copy after an original of the 2nd century BC

The Sleeping Hermaphrodite, copy after an original of the 2nd century BC
PWI105675 The Sleeping Hermaphrodite, copy after an original of the 2nd century BC, the mattress is an addition by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) (marble) by Roman

Background imageSleep Collection: The meridian Line also known as The Siesta, 1888-1889 (Oil on Canvas)

The meridian Line also known as The Siesta, 1888-1889 (Oil on Canvas)
7212109 The meridian Line also known as The Siesta, 1888-1889 (Oil on Canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: The meridian Line also known as The Siesta)

Background imageSleep Collection: After the Bacchanal, 1898 (oil on canvas)

After the Bacchanal, 1898 (oil on canvas)
658858 After the Bacchanal, 1898 (oil on canvas) by Richter, Robert (1861-1941); 120.7x180.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Background imageSleep Collection: The Sleeping Girl, (oil on canvas)

The Sleeping Girl, (oil on canvas)
658486 The Sleeping Girl, (oil on canvas) by Corbet, Edith Ridley (c.1850-1920); 91.7x55.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sleeping Girl. Edith Corbet (1850-1920). Oil on canvas

Background imageSleep Collection: Those who went to shelters began a new kind of night-life, 11th November, 1940, 1942

Those who went to shelters began a new kind of night-life, 11th November, 1940, 1942. London residents taking shelter in Elephant and Castle tube station during the World War II

Background imageSleep Collection: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Table-Talking, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Table-Talking, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Table-Talking, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

Background imageSleep Collection: The Linesman Who Snored at Wimbledon

The Linesman Who Snored at Wimbledon
A linesman disrupts play at Wimbledon by letting out a loud snore mid-point. 1928

Background imageSleep Collection: Cartoon, Queen Victorias Christmas, A Vision

Cartoon, Queen Victorias Christmas, A Vision (based on Dickens story, A Christmas Carol)

Background imageSleep Collection: Two frogs with insect on a greetings card

Two frogs with insect on a greetings card
Two frogs with an insect on a greetings card -- Happy be thy dreams. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageSleep Collection: Endpaper design by Cecil Aldin, Mac

Endpaper design by Cecil Aldin, Mac, the story of a white Scots terrier from the Highlands. Date: 1912

Background imageSleep Collection: Labour Candidates

Labour Candidates
Labour 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

Background imageSleep Collection: England, Cornwall, Gweek. Portrait of a rescued grey seal (called Fatima) at the National Seal Sanctuary

England, Cornwall, Gweek. Portrait of a rescued grey seal (called Fatima) at the National Seal Sanctuary

Background imageSleep Collection: Garden of Sleep at Cromer, Norfolk

Garden of Sleep at Cromer, Norfolk
The Garden of Sleep at Cromer, Norfolk - The Church Tower of St Michael and All Angels at Sidestrand. The Tower eventually fell over the eroding cliffs in 1915/16

Background imageSleep Collection: Railway Sleeper - Marylebone Station

Railway Sleeper - Marylebone Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing post young gentleman propped up against a bollard at Marylebone Station after a wild Christmas party! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageSleep Collection: Imperial Airways poster by John Hassall

Imperial Airways poster by John Hassall
Humorous poster for Imperial Airways showing proof of their slogan, " Safety then Comfort"

Background imageSleep Collection: Rinso Advert

Rinso Advert
RINSO washes while you sleep (snore !) - soak the clothes, thats all. (Made by Hudson s)

Background imageSleep Collection: The Morning After the Battle of Isted 25 July 1850, 1876 (oil on canvas)

The Morning After the Battle of Isted 25 July 1850, 1876 (oil on canvas)
8714682 The Morning After the Battle of Isted 25 July 1850, 1876 (oil on canvas) by Sonne, Jorgen Valentin (1801-90); Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

Background imageSleep Collection: Young Artist Asleep by a Stream, c1859. Creator: Paul Gavarni

Young Artist Asleep by a Stream, c1859. Creator: Paul Gavarni
Young Artist Asleep by a Stream, c1859

Background imageSleep Collection: Goldilocks and the Three Bears, by Muriel Baines

Goldilocks and the Three Bears, by Muriel Baines
Illustration, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, by Muriel Baines Date: 20th century

Background imageSleep Collection: Sketch for Lion and Lioness Resting, 1899 (oil on paper, laid down on panel)

Sketch for Lion and Lioness Resting, 1899 (oil on paper, laid down on panel)
1769808 Sketch for Lion and Lioness Resting, 1899 (oil on paper, laid down on panel) by Vastagh, Geza (1866-1919); 47x66.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketch for Lion and Lioness Resting)

Background imageSleep Collection: Sleeping pensioners, Norfolk beach

Sleeping pensioners, Norfolk beach
An elderly couple sit in the shelter of a wooden groyne on a beach near Hunstanton, Norfolk, England, and snooze soundly. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988

Background imageSleep Collection: Miseries of London, 1812

Miseries of London, 1812. A woman walking down Wapping Old Stairs being assailed by a group of watermen plying for trade

Background imageSleep Collection: St Jerome in his Study, 1514 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer

St Jerome in his Study, 1514 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
St Jerome in his Study, 1514 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]



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"Embracing tranquility: From Alaskan otters to dormice, sleep knows no bounds" Witness the heartwarming sight of an Alaskan Northern Sea Otter mother tenderly cradling her young pup as they peacefully slumber together in the wilds of Alaska. Hazel Dormice find solace in their cozy nests during autumn in Kent, UK, where they curl up and surrender to a deep slumber amidst nature's vibrant colors. Delve into the intricate workings of our brains as we explore the medulla oblongata, a crucial region responsible for regulating sleep and other vital functions through captivating artwork. Step back in time with John Everett Millais' masterpiece "My Second Sermon, " depicting a child succumbing to exhaustion while listening intently to a sermon – reminding us that even the purest souls need rest. The Railway Sleeper transports us into dreamland on its rhythmic journey, inviting weary travelers to surrender themselves to blissful oblivion amidst the gentle sway of train carriages. Erika Rafael and Luan Peters captivate audiences with their portrayal of sleep-induced vulnerability in Peter Walker's Man of Violence (1970), showcasing how dreams can reveal hidden depths within ourselves. Dionysus and his Maenads invite you into their world where revelry intertwines with peaceful slumber, highlighting the balance between chaos and serenity found within our dreamscape. Harry Clarke's ethereal artwork Morella enchants viewers with its delicate depiction of a sleeping maiden surrounded by mystical creatures – an invitation into realms beyond consciousness. Journey through Central America's Costa Rica, where lush rainforests provide sanctuary for countless creatures seeking respite from their daily endeavors under nature's soothing embrace. Henry Fuseli's iconic painting "The Nightmare" delves into the realm of nocturnal terrors plaguing our subconscious, reminding us of the mysterious and often unsettling nature of sleep.

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