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  • A man resting after a drink; representing good digestion. Coloured lithograph by C.J. Traviès.
  • Eve emerges from sleeping Adam's side. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.
  • One man sits soundly sleeping as his drunken companion offers him another drink. Etching by T. Sandars, 1773, after J. Collier.
  • The agony in the garden; the apostles slumber while the soldiers and priests approach. Engraving by J. Sadeler, 1582, after M. de Vos.
  • Greenwich Pensioners variously sitting or standing in the colonnade of the "Helpless ward" at Greenwich Hospital. Lithograph by S. Rayner.
  • Months of the year: August. Engraving after P. Stevens.
  • Headache cured : Dr. Mettaur's headache pills : a certain relief / Brown Chemical Company.
  • A French hospital for wounded soldiers, World War I: nurses carrying evening drinks; others fall asleep around the stove. Colour lithograph after L. Ibels, 1916.
  • Two women sleeping. Drawing by F.S. Hewett, 18--.
  • A man fast asleep with his head back and wig dangling. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1806.
  • At the bidding of God, Eve ascends praying from Adam's side. Engraving by A. Capellan, 1772, after Michelangelo.
  • Predella with three scenes of Saint Roch, and figures of Saint Peter, Christ as Salvator Mundi, Saint Laurence and Saint Paul. Oil painting by a French (?) painter.
  • A male dwarf sexually aroused by a sleeping female dwarf. Coloured etching by M. Engelbrecht, after 1715.
  • Ruth comes to take shelter under Boaz's cloak. Engraving.
  • Men lie sleeping under a tree; one sows seeds; representing the biblical parable of the sower. Etching by F. Keller after J.F. Overbeck.
  • Men lie sleeping as a man sows seeds; representing the biblical parable of the sower. Etching.
  • The Virgin Mary carried to the grave by the apostles. Etching.
  • Florence Nightingale. Coloured mezzotint by C.A.Tomkins, 1855, after J. Butterworth.
  • An old man dozing in a chair; representing the eightieth year of life. Engraving by Conrad Meyer, 16--.
  • Predella with three scenes of Saint Roch, and figures of Saint Peter, Christ as Salvator Mundi, Saint Laurence and Saint Paul. Oil painting by a French (?) painter.
  • The seven rules of health : you and your family will stand a better chance of avoiding colds, influenza and other common ailments, as you will more serious diseases such as tuberculosis, if you follow these simple rules ... / prepared for the Ministry of Health and the Department of Health for Scotland by the Central Office of Information.
  • An old man has fallen asleep leaning against the table, while his dog keeps a watchful eye. Etching by F. Londonio, 1759.
  • Predella with three scenes of Saint Roch, and figures of Saint Peter, Christ as Salvator Mundi, Saint Laurence and Saint Paul. Oil painting by a French (?) painter.
  • A dog curled up and asleep under a tree. Etching by J.P. Le Bas after A.F. Desportes.
  • Two heads of ancient Greek soldiers. Drawing, c. 1793.
  • The beginning of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, surrounded by the apostles. Etching.
  • The fortunes of Peter Pickle, Esquire, whose fashionable lifestyle ends with a drink problem. Etching by R. Seymour, 1829.
  • A naked man lies face down on a bed; advertising safe sex. Colour lithograph by Norbert Heuler and Detlev Pusch for the Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V.
  • Judith with Holofernes' head. Line engraving.
  • Amoret and Aemylia, with Prince Arthur (right), in the cottage of Sclaunder (Slander). Engraving by G.A. Periam after F.R. Pickersgill.