Napping Collection (page 8)

Greater Horse-shoe Bat, Rhinolophus ferrum-equinum, asleep in cave (coloured photo)
5987466 Greater Horse-shoe Bat, Rhinolophus ferrum-equinum, asleep in cave (coloured photo) by Stokoe, W. J.(fl.1910-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greater Horse-shoe Bat)

Napoleon II asleep in his cradle with his mother Marie Louise of Austria by his side, 1811
6339943 Napoleon II asleep in his cradle with his mother Marie Louise of Austria by his side, 1811 by Legoux, D. (18th-19th century); (add.info)

Sleeping Baby, c. 1905 (ink & w / c on paper)
3082085 Sleeping Baby, c.1905 (ink & w/c on paper) by Hodgkins, Frances (1869-1947); 33x30.5 cm; Private Collection; Abbott and Holder, London, UK

A Midsummer Nights Dream, scene from the play by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) (litho)
CHT167940 A Midsummer Nights Dream, scene from the play by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) (litho) by Berty, Maurice (1884-1946); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ruse de renard. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho)
3101444 Ruse de renard. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1906 (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruse de renard)

Yuki-Onna, The Lady of the Snow, illustration from The Myths and Legends of Japan by F
STC323791 Yuki-Onna, The Lady of the Snow, illustration from The Myths and Legends of Japan by F. Hadland Davis, 1918 (colour litho) by Paul

Motherhood (oil on canvas)
XPG443304 Motherhood (oil on canvas) by Portielje, Edward (1861-1949); Private Collection

Diana and Endymion, 1752 (marble)
449810 Diana and Endymion, 1752 (marble) by Plura, Joseph the Younger (fl.1750-86); The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; (add.info.: Diana, goddess of the moon)

Diana and Endymion, 1752 (marble)
449807 Diana and Endymion, 1752 (marble) by Plura, Joseph the Younger (fl.1750-86); The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; (add.info.: Diana, goddess of the moon)

Dream of Love (colour litho)
6031041 Dream of Love (colour litho) by Gerbault, Henri (1863-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dream of Love. Illustration from L Album, Les Maitres de la Caricature (Librairie Illustre, Paris)

Diana and Endymion, 1752 (marble)
449814 Diana and Endymion, 1752 (marble) by Plura, Joseph the Younger (fl.1750-86); The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; (add.info.: Diana, goddess of the moon)

Chinese princess reclining in a pavilion (colour litho)
7201882 Chinese princess reclining in a pavilion (colour litho) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chinese princess reclining in a pavilion)

Early colour photography: Siesta on the beach (colour photo)
7157952 Early colour photography: Siesta on the beach (colour photo) by Wolff, Paul (1887-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siesta on the beach)

Prussian general Hans Joachim von Zieten asleep at the table while dining with King Frederick the Great (engraving)
7148118 Prussian general Hans Joachim von Zieten asleep at the table while dining with King Frederick the Great (engraving) by Kampf

Sleeping priest (colour litho)
3094559 Sleeping priest (colour litho) by Lancaster, Percy (1878-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sleeping priest. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Napping Woman, (oil on canvas)
651146 The Napping Woman, (oil on canvas) by Stella, Joseph (1877-1946); 65x81.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Napping Woman. Joseph Stella (1877-1946). Oil on canvas

Reading, 1888 (oil on board)
984901 Reading, 1888 (oil on board) by Hassam, Childe Frederick (1859-1935); 36x46 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Reading. Frederick Childe Hassam (1859-1935). Oil on board. Painted in 1888

Summer on the Avon, (oil on canvas)
656984 Summer on the Avon, (oil on canvas) by Glehn, Wilfred Gabriel de (1870-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Summer on the Avon. Wilfred Gabriel de Glehn (1870-1951). Oil on canvas

Portrait of Lett Haines, 1927 (oil on canvas)
657678 Portrait of Lett Haines, 1927 (oil on canvas) by Hodgkins, Frances (1869-1947); 63.5x51.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Lett Haines. Frances Hodgkins (1869-1947)

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

Children asking their pet dog to take care of their toys while they are asleep (colour litho)
7185225 Children asking their pet dog to take care of their toys while they are asleep (colour litho) by Appleton, Honor Charlotte (1879-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

The winged skeleton of Death flies off with a baby. 1792. 1926 (engraving)
7234873 The winged skeleton of Death flies off with a baby. 1792. 1926 (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bed-Time, c. 1902 (charcoal, watercolour and oil on board)
1767540 Bed-Time, c.1902 (charcoal, watercolour and oil on board) by Willcox Smith, Jessie (1863-1935); 60.3x39.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bed-Time. Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935)

Sleeping Beauty (litho)
1074277 Sleeping Beauty (litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fairy Tale Pictures published by Blackie and Sons circa 1940)

Sleeping Baby, c. 1905 (ink & w / c on paper)
3060454 Sleeping Baby, c.1905 (ink & w/c on paper) by Hodgkins, Frances (1869-1947); 33x30.5 cm; Private Collection

The Dream of the Virgin, c. 1365-80 (egg tempera & gilding on softwood panel)
1074003 The Dream of the Virgin, c.1365-80 (egg tempera & gilding on softwood panel) by Crocifissi, Simone dei (c.1330-99); 56.5x42.5 cm; Society of Antiquaries of London, UK

A ships carpenters mate near a saw pit in a Brazil jungle, 1832 (lithograph)
7235378 A ships carpenters mate near a saw pit in a Brazil jungle, 1832 (lithograph) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Jubilant Forest (colour litho)
6031084 The Jubilant Forest (colour litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Jubilant Forest)

Diana and Endymion, 1752 (marble)
449813 Diana and Endymion, 1752 (marble) by Plura, Joseph the Younger (fl.1750-86); The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; (add.info.: Diana, goddess of the moon)

The Sleeping Child; L Enfant qui Dort, (oil on canvas)
650688 The Sleeping Child; L Enfant qui Dort, (oil on canvas) by Nourse, Elizabeth (1859-1938); 73.4x60 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sleeping Child; L Enfant qui Dort)

The Prince finds the Sleeping Beauty, illustration from Once Upon a Time published by Ernest Mister, c
IL288830 The Prince finds the Sleeping Beauty, illustration from Once Upon a Time published by Ernest Mister, c.1900 (colour litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection

Switzerland: The Lion of Lucerne (b / w photo)
7183429 Switzerland: The Lion of Lucerne (b/w photo) by Gaberell, Jean (1887-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lion of Lucerne)

Jason tore the fleece from off the tree trunk, illustration for How the Argonauts sailed to Colchis
IL193708 Jason tore the fleece from off the tree trunk, illustration for How the Argonauts sailed to Colchis, from The Heroes of Greek Fairy Tales

The Sleeping Cat (hand-coloured etching & aquatint)
868611 The Sleeping Cat (hand-coloured etching & aquatint) by Icart, Louis (1888-1950); 30x28 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

The Afternoon Nap (oil on canvas)
3742548 The Afternoon Nap (oil on canvas) by Meyer, Carl Diethelm (1840-84); Private Collection

The Madonna and Child, c. 1500 (oil on panel)
5914753 The Madonna and Child, c.1500 (oil on panel) by Valenza, Jacopo da (fl.1485-1509); Private Collection

Imogens Bed Chamber, Cymbeline, Act II Scene 2, illustration from Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb
STC308581 Imogens Bed Chamber, Cymbeline, Act II Scene 2, illustration from Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb, 1905 (colour litho) by Price

The Sleeping Beauty, 1842 (oil on canvas)
HRT67769 The Sleeping Beauty, 1842 (oil on canvas) by Maclise, Daniel (Croquis, Alfred) (1806-70); 131x217 cm; Hartlepool Museum Service, UK; © Hartlepool Museum Service

The Shepherds Dream, c. 1786 (pencil, red chalk and grey wash)
7244532 The Shepherds Dream, c.1786 (pencil, red chalk and grey wash) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli, Johann Heinrich) (1741-1825); Albertina Museum, Vienna, Austria; Photo © Fine Art Images

Diana and Endymion, 1752 (marble)
449808 Diana and Endymion, 1752 (marble) by Plura, Joseph the Younger (fl.1750-86); The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; (add.info.: Diana, goddess of the moon)

Diana and Endymion, 1752 (marble)
449806 Diana and Endymion, 1752 (marble) by Plura, Joseph the Younger (fl.1750-86); The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; (add.info.: Diana, goddess of the moon)

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)

Night, 1897 (oil on panel)
658892 Night, 1897 (oil on panel) by Glehn, Wilfred Gabriel de (1870-1951); 71x55.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Night. Wilfred Gabriel de Glehn (1870-1951). Oil on panel

The Agony in the Garden (Christ on the Mount of Olives), 1597-98 (oil on canvas)
ALM403364 The Agony in the Garden (Christ on the Mount of Olives), 1597-98 (oil on canvas) by Cesari, Giuseppe (Cavalier d Arpino) (1568-1640); 53x76.2 cm; Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College

The Sand Fairy, from the picture by Louise Jacobs from the book Princess Marie-Joses Childrens Book
2607891 The Sand Fairy, from the picture by Louise Jacobs from the book Princess Marie-Joses Childrens Book, published 1916 (colour litho) by Jacobs

Children in the Wood, 1855 (oil on canvas)
XKH223168 Children in the Wood, 1855 (oil on canvas) by Maclise, Daniel (Croquis, Alfred) (1806-70); 57.9x67.9 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany

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"From Lions to Kangaroos: The Art Around the World" A majestic adult male lion in Serengeti National Park greets his son, reminding us that even kings need their beauty sleep. Mariachi music fills the air as a man with a trumpet takes a well-deserved nap, proving that even musicians need rest between lively performances. Gian Lorenzo Bernini's masterpiece, "The Sleeping Hermaphrodite, " showcases the importance of comfort while napping, as depicted by an added mattress on this ancient sculpture. An Australian kangaroo peacefully slumbers with the national flag draped over its body, symbolizing the pride and tranquility found in taking a quick snooze Down Under. Railway sleepers at Melton Mowbray Station and Crewe Station remind us of weary travelers finding solace in brief moments of shut-eye amidst their journeys. The iconic "Dying Lion" Memorial at Lucerne captures the essence of peaceful slumber amid turmoil, serving as a poignant reminder that rest can be found even in challenging times. Sleepy bears cuddle together for warmth and relaxation, showcasing how animals also understand the value of rejuvenation through naps. C. E Wilson's painting titled "Forty Winks" portrays two contented individuals indulging in midday repose, emphasizing that sometimes all we need is just a short break from our busy lives. Euston Station's railway sleeper offers respite to tired commuters seeking refuge from bustling city life – proof that urban dwellers appreciate stolen moments for rest too. The meridian line artwork known as "The Siesta" depicts people enjoying leisurely afternoon naps under shady trees; it serves as an ode to cultures worldwide who embrace siestas as part of their daily routine.