Slumber Collection

The Allies of Santa Claus by Mabel Lucie Attwell
Two 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

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

The Last Supper, from the Passion Altarpiece
XJL61790 The Last Supper, from the Passion Altarpiece by Duccio di Buoninsegna, (c.1278-1318); Duomo, Siena, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

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. In this instance, the handsome prince emerges from the forest to find Sleeping Beauty

Imperial Airways poster by John Hassall
Humorous 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

Beauty sleep every night'. Helmets that were scientifically shaped to fit the head. Date: 1932

Mother and Child, 1873 (oil on canvas)
2560291 Mother and Child, 1873 (oil on canvas) by Hicks, George Elgar (1824-1914); 125x104 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Illustration for Shakespeare's The Tempest (litho)
6026250 Illustration for Shakespeare's The Tempest (litho) by Woodward, Alice Bolingbroke (1862-1951) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sleepy Head slow (Come Lets to Bed), from Blackies Popular Nursery Rhymes published by Blackie and Sons Limited, c
3435488 Sleepy Head slow (Come Lets to Bed), from Blackies Popular Nursery Rhymes published by Blackie and Sons Limited, c.1920 (colour litho) by Hassall

Childhood is the Bough where Slumber buds and blossoms without Number, gather, then, Each Flower that grows (engraving)
1054045 Childhood is the Bough where Slumber buds and blossoms without Number, gather, then, Each Flower that grows (engraving) by Vernon

Many are called, but few get up
3642831 Many are called, but few get up by Carter, Reg (1886-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Many are called, but few get up. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Greedy Nan (Come Lets to Bed), from Blackies Popular Nursery Rhymes published by Blackie and Sons Limited, c
3435489 Greedy Nan (Come Lets to Bed), from Blackies Popular Nursery Rhymes published by Blackie and Sons Limited, c.1920 (colour litho) by Hassall

Titania sleeps (A Midsummer Nights Dream), 1920s (colour litho)
2920061 Titania sleeps (A Midsummer Nights Dream), 1920s (colour litho) by Price, Norman Mills (1877-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

Humility sending away Pride, 1734 (fresco)
5949116 Humility sending away Pride, 1734 (fresco) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); Villa Loschi Motterle, Vicenza, Veneto

Look thou not down but up, Illustration from Rabbi Ben Ezra by Robert Browning (colour litho)
IL370466 Look thou not down but up, Illustration from Rabbi Ben Ezra by Robert Browning (colour litho) by Partridge, Bernard John (1861-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Giant Despair catcheth Cristian and Hopeful asleep, from The Pilgrims Progress published by John F Shaw & Co, c
2638236 Giant Despair catcheth Cristian and Hopeful asleep, from The Pilgrims Progress published by John F Shaw & Co, c.1900s (litho) by Dudley

Humility sending away Pride, 1734 (fresco)
5949115 Humility sending away Pride, 1734 (fresco) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); Villa Loschi Motterle, Vicenza, Veneto

Marital Concord, 1734 (fresco)
5949113 Marital Concord, 1734 (fresco) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); Villa Loschi Motterle, Vicenza, Veneto

Vigilance triumphs upon Slumber, 1734 (fresco)
5949106 Vigilance triumphs upon Slumber, 1734 (fresco) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); Villa Loschi Motterle, Vicenza, Veneto

Portrait of himself in bed, from The Yellow Book Vol. III, October 1894 (litho)
DGC288101 Portrait of himself in bed, from The Yellow Book Vol. III, October 1894 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); 21x33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Sweet Slumber, (oil on canvas)
989962 Sweet Slumber, (oil on canvas) by Bauerle, Karl Wilhelm Friedrich (1831-1912); 69.2x81.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sweet Slumber. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Bauerle (1831-1912)

In the Highlands (colour photogravure)
3657074 In the Highlands (colour photogravure) by Duffaud, Jean-Baptiste (1853-1927); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the Highlands)

There was an old Man of Stogumber (engraving)
3622907 There was an old Man of Stogumber (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was an old Man of Stogumber)

The Council Chamber, from The Briar Rose Series, 1890 (photogravure)
3726036 The Council Chamber, from The Briar Rose Series, 1890 (photogravure) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98) (after); 42.5x84.5 cm; Private Collection; By courtesy of Julian Hartnoll; English

The Briar Wood, from The Briar Rose Series, 1890 (photogravure)
3726034 The Briar Wood, from The Briar Rose Series, 1890 (photogravure) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98) (after); 41.9x83.2 cm; Private Collection; By courtesy of Julian Hartnoll; English

The merchants son finds the princess (colour litho)
1630834 The merchants son finds the princess (colour litho) by Anderson, Anne (1874-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Assorted images from various childrens Annuals circa 1940 s); Scottish

Sleeping Beauty, illustration from The Legend of the Briar Rose
704069 Sleeping Beauty, illustration from The Legend of the Briar Rose, 1871-72 (oil on canvas) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); Museo de Arte de Ponce

The Prince enters the Briar Wood, illustration from The Legend of Briar Rose
704067 The Prince enters the Briar Wood, illustration from The Legend of Briar Rose 1871-72 (oil on canvas) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico; English

Woman Sleeping on White Sheets, 1926 (screen print)
3035651 Woman Sleeping on White Sheets, 1926 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: Vintage illustration of a young woman sleeping soundly on a comfortable bed; screen print)

The King and the Court, illustration from The Legend of the Briar Rose
704068 The King and the Court, illustration from The Legend of the Briar Rose 1871-72 (oil on canvas) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); Museo de Arte de Ponce

Endymion, c. 1869 (oil on canvas)
Ma322996 Endymion, c.1869 (oil on canvas) by Watts, George Frederic (1817-1904); 65x52 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Norman furniture: a royal bed 276 and a common bed 277. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

The Garden Court, from the Briar Rose Series, 1890 (photogravure)
3726033 The Garden Court, from the Briar Rose Series, 1890 (photogravure) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98) (after); 41.9x78.1 cm; Private Collection; By courtesy of Julian Hartnoll; English

The night before Christmas (colour litho)
3794394 The night before Christmas (colour litho) by Mack, Lizzie (nee Lawson) (1867-fl.1880-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Source unknown); English, out of copyright

The Sleeping Shepherd, 1834 (tempera with oil glaze on paper, laid on panel)
AGN125674 The Sleeping Shepherd, 1834 (tempera with oil glaze on paper, laid on panel) by Palmer, Samuel (1805-81); 38.1x51.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; English, out of copyright

Peaceful Slumber, (oil on panel)
826998 Peaceful Slumber, (oil on panel) by Toudouze, Edouard (1848-1907); 46x37.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Peaceful Slumber. Edouard Toudouze (1848-1907). Oil on panel

A Modern Sleeping Beauty, a Tale of a Forgetful Prince (litho)
1039704 A Modern Sleeping Beauty, a Tale of a Forgetful Prince (litho) by Johnson, Herbert (1848-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Modern Sleeping Beauty, a Tale of a Forgetful Prince)

The Devil to Pay: The Wife Metamorphos d, or Neptune Reposing after Fording
NCO190129 The Devil to Pay: The Wife Metamorphos d, or Neptune Reposing after Fording the Jordan, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1791 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Eve appearing to Adam, Genesis II, ver 23 (engraving)
6021750 Eve appearing to Adam, Genesis II, ver 23 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eve appearing to Adam, Genesis II, ver 23)

The Day, 1907 (oil on canvas)
1262623 The Day, 1907 (oil on canvas) by Previati, Gaetano (1852-1920); Camera di Commercio, Milan, Italy; Alinari

With the British Association in Canada, the Excursion to the Rocky Mountains (engraving)
1045737 With the British Association in Canada, the Excursion to the Rocky Mountains (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Endymion and his Flock, c. 1510 (oil on panel)
BRN198244 Endymion and his Flock, c. 1510 (oil on panel) by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (c.1488-1576); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sketches in Parliament, "The House left Sitting"(engraving)
1623919 Sketches in Parliament, " The House left Sitting" (engraving) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in Parliament)

"Master Ridd, are you mad?", from Lorna Doone pub
3949426 " Master Ridd, are you mad?", from Lorna Doone pub.by W & R Chambers Ltd, 1921 (colour litho) by Browne, Gordon Frederick (1858-1932); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

She went to her room, where slept her son George, guarded by waiting women (colour litho)
1219030 She went to her room, where slept her son George, guarded by waiting women (colour litho) by Robinson, Charles (1870-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

To such an unwanted remotemess
931013 To such an unwanted remotemess by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Scarlet Letter, published by Metheun & Co circa 1920); British, out of copyright

The Rose Bower, from the Briar Rose Series, 1890 (photogravure)
3726035 The Rose Bower, from the Briar Rose Series, 1890 (photogravure) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98) (after); 41.9x78.1 cm; Private Collection; By courtesy of Julian Hartnoll; English

Sweet Slumber, (oil on canvas)
827519 Sweet Slumber, (oil on canvas) by Massani, Pompeo (1850-1920); 70.5x50.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sweet Slumber. Pompeo Massani (1850-1920). Oil on canvas

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"Slumber: A Journey Through the World of Dreams" Embark on a whimsical journey through the realm of slumber, where imagination and tranquility intertwine. From Mabel Lucie Attwell's enchanting illustration in "The Allies of Santa Claus, " to Arthur Rackham's ethereal depiction of "Sleeping Beauty, " let these timeless artworks transport you to a land where dreams come alive. In John Hassall's Imperial Airways poster, we glimpse the allure of travel as passengers surrender to peaceful sleep amidst clouds and stars. Meanwhile, Pauline Baynes' portrayal of "Fairy Tales of Summer - Sleeping Beauty" invites us into a world where magic and beauty reign supreme. But slumber is not limited to fairy tales alone; it touches every aspect of our lives. In 1932, helmets scientifically shaped for optimal comfort remind us that even during restful nights, we seek perfection in every detail. Artistic masterpieces like "Mother and Child" by an unknown artist evoke tender moments when slumber becomes a sanctuary shared between loved ones. And who can forget Shakespeare's iconic play? An illustration from "The Tempest" reminds us that even within fantastical stories, sleep holds its own significance. Nursery rhymes such as "Sleepy Head slow (Come Lets to Bed)" and "Greedy Nan (Come Lets to Bed)" capture the innocence and joy found in bedtime routines—a time when little ones succumb willingly to sweet dreams. As William Wordsworth once wrote, childhood is akin to a bough where slumber buds and blossoms without number, and is here that each flower grows—each dream taking flight with boundless potential. So embrace the call for restful nights while remembering that few truly appreciate its power until they rise again with renewed vigor. Slumber beckons us all; it bestows upon us respite from reality—a chance for our souls to wander freely through the tapestry of dreams.