the sleepers is a painting by gustave courbet. the painting was made in 1866. in it, two naked women lie on a bed. it is typical of courbet's later erotic paintings. the painting is done in oil on canvas. it measures 135 cm high and 200 cm wide. it is currently in the museum petit palais in paris, france. the painting is also known as the dream (french: "le sommeil"), or lust or the sloth and friends.