Sleeping Collection

Railway Sleeper - Crewe Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing railway porter at Crewe Station. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith circa 1960s

Sleeping Beauty Awakened

Boy in bed

Illustrations for Michael and the Mighty Men

Pandemonium in the farm yard. A tractor has been driven into the pond and many children rush to help

The Story of Sleeping Beauty. From Playhour (1956)

The sleeping court. Source unknown

Judar and His Brother. From Playhour (1957)

Silhouette. The Sleeping beauty. The prince awakens his true love. German. Date: 1920

Angels watching over child. Angels watching over a sleeping child. Date: circa 1918

Nursery Rhymes -- cutting skirt, mouse-drawn cart
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations

Pencil sketch of sleeping toddler
Pencil sketch of a sleeping toddler. 1920s

Sketch of sleeping woman
Sketch of a sleeping woman. 1922

Cat on a windowsill by Muriel Dawson. 1920s

Pencil sketch of sleeping baby. 1920s

Sketches of mother and child
Sketches of a mother with a child asleep in her lap. 1922

Railway Sleeper - Kings Cross Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing tramp at Kings Cross Station dreaming of wealth as he clutches a copy of the Financial Times. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith circa 1960s

Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn... Date: 19th century

Family of teddy bears in bed
A family of six or seven teddy bears in bed -- When Father Teddy says Turn we all Turn. 20th century

Two geishas sleeping, Japan. circa 1890s

Geisha sleeping, Japan. circa 1890s

Two tramps asleep on pavement, Paris, France
Two tramps asleep on a pavement in Paris, France. They are probably benefiting from heat coming up from the metro through the grating. Date: 1955

British soldiers asleep in dugout bunks, WW1
British soldiers asleep in dugout bunks on the Western Front during World War One. circa 1916

Competitor takes a rest - Ballroom dancing qualifier
A competitor takes a rest during the Brentwood Preliminary Qualifier for the World Professional Ballroom Dancing Championships

British soldiers sleeping after a long march, WW1
British soldiers sleeping after a long march on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Railway Sleeper - Cardiff Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Welsh rugby fan at Cardiff Station, delighted that Wales beat France 23-11! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith circa 1960s

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 circa 1960s

Fable - The Tortoise and the Hare
The complacent hare takes a nap under a tree while the Tortoise romps home in this cautionary tale advocating the slow and steady over the fast and flippant. Illustration by Malcolm Greensmith

Railway Sleeper - Aberystwyth Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Welsh shepherd takes forty winks leaning up against his crook, sitting on a wooden crate at Aberystwyth Station, his trusty Collie sheepdog at his feet

Goldilocks and the Three Bears
A scene from Goldilocks and the Three Bears -- they discover her asleep in the Baby Bears bed! 20th century

Railway Sleeper - Oxford Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing University graduate seated on his trunk, nods off at Oxford Station as he studies a map of the London Underground

Cinderella meets a princess at a spinning wheel
A composite illustration of two childrens stories -- Prince Charming fits the glass slipper on Cinderella (right), and a prince encounters a princess (possibly Princess Aurora)

Studies of Polar Bears
Pencil studies of Polar Bears by Raymond Sheppard circa 1940s

Late 19th century train travel. Compartments/berths in a sleeping carriage, the dining car and first class seating. circa 1880

Bear asleep in bed after a long day
A bear asleep in bed after a long day. His slippers are on the floor at the foot of the bed, and a jar of honey sits ready for his breakfast. 20th century

Railway Sleeper - Grimsby Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing deep sea fisherman propped up against a bollard at Grimsby Station holding onto his latest catch of a giant cod! Painting by Malcolm Greensmith circa 1960s

Alphabet -- Letter Z. 20th century

Sketch of a sleeping pig

Young lion cubs asleep in a tree
Two lion cubs (Panthera leo) asleep in the substantial lower branches of a tree in sub-Saharan Africa. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith Date: circa 1980

Wagons-Lit company poster

Elegant fairy asleep on a mushroom
An elegant fairy asleep on a mushroom. circa 1922

You can call it a Day - cover by David Wright
Book jacket design for You Can Call It a Day by Peter Cheyney, designed and illustrated by artist, David Wright

Soldiers taking nap in a trench, Western Front, WW1
Two British soldiers taking a nap in a trench on the Western Front in France during World War One. circa 1916

Tabby cat made of wood

A drunk dog
One of Mrs. L. Goodwins (of All Saints Avenue, Kent, England) drunk German Shepherd (Alsatian) dogs sleeping off a heavy drinking session. Date: early 1930s

Sleeping Beauty (Briar Rose), by Edward Burne-Jones
One of four paintings forming the Sleeping Beauty (Briar Rose) series, by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones. This one is entitled The Garden Court. 1885-1890

Sleepy-Head by Muriel Dawson -- a toddler fast asleep. 1936

Alls Well by Muriel Dawson -- a baby sleeps peacefully. 1930

Not At Home by Muriel Dawson -- a baby asleep clutching a toy dog. 1930

Medieval garden scene, with two women about to take a document from a sleeping man

Woman asleep

Forty Winks by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl asleep in her high chair. 1929

In Dreamland by Muriel Dawson -- a toddler sleeps, holding her doll. circa 1920s

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. 1920s

Morning camping scene
A morning camping scene, with bedding airing

Woman lying on her front by David Wright
A drawing by pin-up artist David Wright of a woman in a swimsuit or lingerie lying on her front, possibly sunbathing. Date: c.1944

Advertisement: Mitropa Sleeping Cars
Advertisement for Mitropa Sleeping Cars. Date: 1922

Two men in Modena, Italy
Two middle aged men while away the time in Modena, northern Italy. One of them is asleep, while the other sits with his head resting on his fist

Lion sleeping

Brown bears asleep
Two Brown bears sleeping near some rocks. Oil painting by Raymond Sheppard

Lady sleeping in an armchair
A young woman asleep in an armchair, her head resting against a soft cushion, placed against the armrest. Pastel study by Raymond Sheppard Date: circa early 1950s

Aldermaston Marchers at the Albert Memorial
Aldermaston Marchers resting at the Albert Memorial in Central London on the last day of their march from Aldermaston to London

Woman sleeping
A beautiful study of the head of a sleeping woman in black and white pastel on grey board by Raymond Sheppard Date: circa late 1940s

The Railway Sleeper
An exhausted conscript on National 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 circa 1950

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

The Sleeping Beauty by Lilian Govey. She came to a little attic at the top a tower, where an old woman sat spinning all alone. A fairy tale by Charles Perrault Date: 1912

And there they sat and sang all night, I heard them singing in my sleep (Visitors). 1922

Santa filling the stockings by Hilda Dix Sandford. Illustration from a postcard by Hilda Dix Sandford (1875-1946). She specialised illustrating children at play. circa 1909

And very softly hasten down and out beyond the sleeping town to find my fairy lake (The Island). 1922

The Sleeping Beauty -- the Prince is about to kiss the Princess to wake her up. 20th century

Farmyard Dogs
Dogs sleeping in a Devon (England) farmyard, happy to be beside the farmer, hammering in his outbuilding. Date: early 1930s

Macanny Late for the Tee
Comic scene showing a panicking Scottish man dashing through a hotel after sleeping in and missing the start of his golf match. Date: 20th century

Little Red Riding Hood meets Goldilocks
A composite illustration of two childrens stories, Little Red Riding Hood on the right (with the wolf lurking in the background), and Goldilocks and the Three Bears on the left

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 circa 1960s

Girls sleeping in bedroom - Kusakabe Kimbei
Japanese girls sleeping in bedroom Date: 19th century

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 circa 1960s

For Healths Sake
Comic illustration by Lawson Wood showing two cheeky monkey pilfering fruit from a sleeping orang utan, Gran pop. Title is For Healths Sake Take Things Quietly. Date: 20th century

Railway Sleeper - Downham Market Station
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Farmer at Downham Market Station awaiting his return train back north of the border. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith circa 1960s

Railway Sleeper - Bath Station (Christmas)
The Railway Sleeper series - A snoozing Tramp at Bath Station at Christmas. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith circa 1960s

The Origin of a Painter by William Mulready
A young boy traces the profile of a sleeping man from his shadow on the wall, the principle of which was used by silhouette artists. Date: 1828

Embroidered quilt advert from Coats and Clark showing a woman lying in bed 20th century

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

Polar Bear Studies
Studies of polar bears lying down

Serval sleeping

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