Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation

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A goatherd lies down to rest with his goats and his dog. Etching by F. Müller.

Men resting their camels and smoking by the approach to Mount Sinai. Coloured lithograph by L. Haghe after D. Roberts, 1839.

A cow at rest lying in a field. Etching, possibly by J. Janson, the elder.

A man resting after a drink; representing good digestion. Coloured lithograph by C.J. Traviès.

A cow at rest lying in a field. Etching by J. Janson, the elder.

A typical morning in a nursing-home: the patient seeks rest but is coninually being woken up. Process print after W.K. Haselden.

On rest and pain : a course of lectures on the influence of mechanical and physiological rest in the treatment of accidents and surgical diseases, and the diagnostic value of pain delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons of England in the years 1860, 1861, and 1862 / by John Hilton ; edited by W.H.A. Jacobson.

Two men sleeping in the same bed; representing rest. Colour lithograph, 190-.

A naked woman reclining on a bed. Engraving by C.E. Gaucher, 1790, after Beaudoin after C. Netscher.

Three doctors representing diet, cheerfulness and rest, defend their patient from death. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1813.

Physiognomy of a man expressing docility. Drawing, c. 1789.

The Holy Family resting with the infant Saint John the Baptist. Engraving by W. Sharp, 1793, after J. Reynolds, 1787.

The Restless Compendium : Interdisciplinary Investigations of Rest and Its Opposites / Felicity Callard, Kimberley Staines, James Wilkes, editors ; [foreword by Ken Arnold, Creative Director, Wellcome Trust].

La cure de repos dans la tuberculose pulmonaire / par Dr. Jaquerod.

Fat and blood : an essay on the treatment of certain forms of neurasthenia and hysteria / by S. Weir Mitchell.

Little single bed : 2017.

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Rest

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The Holy Family resting with the infant Saint John the Baptist. Engraving by W. Sharp, 1793, after J. Reynolds, 1787.

The Restless Compendium : Interdisciplinary Investigations of Rest and Its Opposites / Felicity Callard, Kimberley Staines, James Wilkes, editors ; [foreword by Ken Arnold, Creative Director, Wellcome Trust].

La cure de repos dans la tuberculose pulmonaire / par Dr. Jaquerod.

Fat and blood : an essay on the treatment of certain forms of neurasthenia and hysteria / by S. Weir Mitchell.

Little single bed : 2017.

Rest

Images from the collections

Images referencing Rest

Works from the collections

The Holy Family resting with the infant Saint John the Baptist. Engraving by W. Sharp, 1793, after J. Reynolds, 1787.

The Restless Compendium : Interdisciplinary Investigations of Rest and Its Opposites / Felicity Callard, Kimberley Staines, James Wilkes, editors ; [foreword by Ken Arnold, Creative Director, Wellcome Trust].

La cure de repos dans la tuberculose pulmonaire / par Dr. Jaquerod.

Fat and blood : an essay on the treatment of certain forms of neurasthenia and hysteria / by S. Weir Mitchell.

Little single bed : 2017.

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