Le Lever Collection

Lady rising, 1698 (engraving)
7485475 Lady rising, 1698 (engraving); (add.info.: Lady undressed at sunrise, anonymous 17th century engraving (1698) - In Paris Chez J. Mariette rue St

Electrical clock, c. 1900 (chromo)
1790160 Electrical clock, c. 1900 (chromo); (add.info.: Electrical clock : boy in bed waking up, illustration from History of electricity in France, early 20th century); Photo © CCI.

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875): illustration by Henry J. Ford (1860-1941)
FGL5467461 Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875): illustration by Henry J. Ford (1860-1941) for the fable "The Princess with Peas"

Girl raising from her bed, 18th-19th century (oil on canvas)
7062865 Girl raising from her bed, 18th-19th century (oil on canvas) by Schall, Jean-Frederic (1752-1825); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome

The bronze age, 1870 (bronze)
7146677 The bronze age, 1870 (bronze) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: The bronze age (l'age d'airain)

The age of bronze, 1876-1877, (bronze)
7130147 The age of bronze, 1876-1877, (bronze) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: The age of bronze, 1876-1877, Auguste Rodin, bronze, V&A Museum)

Waking, 1865-67 (oil on canvas)
7333502 Waking, 1865-67 (oil on canvas) by Millais, John Everett (1829-96); 90.8x70.5 cm; Perth Museum & Art Gallery, Scotland; (add.info.: Artist: Millais, John Everett (b.1829)

G (letter shown by a soldier who puts his boots on the awakening)
6523509 G (letter shown by a soldier who puts his boots on the awakening) by Appel, Francois Antoine (1821-1882); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Alphabet Figure Call. G)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Rising Le Lever c. 1909
Pierre-Auguste Renoir: Rising (Le Lever), Pierre-Auguste Renoir, c. 1909, Oil on canvas, Overall: 25 13/16 x 21 7/16 in. (65.5 x 54.5 cm)

The Levee, engraved by Louis Michel Halbou (1730-c. 1809) 1781 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR167543 The Levee, engraved by Louis Michel Halbou (1730-c.1809) 1781 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Moreau, Jean Michel the Younger (1741-1814) (after); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet

The Levee of Voltaire at Ferney, after 1759 (oil on canvas)
XIR157736 The Levee of Voltaire at Ferney, after 1759 (oil on canvas) by Huber, Jean (1721-86); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

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Awakening from slumber, a young woman gracefully rises from her bed in an 18th-century oil painting, echoing the bronze sculpture of an awakening prisoner from the Bronze Age. In contrast, Pierre-Auguste Renoir's "Rising Le Lever" captures the modern scene of a woman waking up in the sunlit bedroom. The letter 'G' marked by a soldier's boot in an engraving from the 1780s references the levee, or the act of rising early to attend to official business. This tradition is further depicted in an oil painting of Voltaire's levee at Ferney. Through art, we journey through time, exploring the universal theme of awakening and the passage of days.