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Hermes Collection

Background imageHermes Collection: HMS Hermes (R12)

HMS Hermes (R12)

Background imageHermes Collection: HMS Hermes (R12)

HMS Hermes (R12) shortly after being accepted by the Royal Navy, 1959

Background imageHermes Collection: Hermes Trismegistus

Hermes Trismegistus
HERMES TRISMEGISTUS (= thrice- greatest), perceived by Neoplatonists as the presiding deity of alchemy, possessing magical and oracular powers

Background imageHermes Collection: Emerald Tablet, Smaragdine Table or Tabula Smaragdina

Emerald Tablet, Smaragdine Table or Tabula Smaragdina. Work attributed to the legendary alchemist Hermes Trismegistus who summarizes the process Magnum Opus or Great work for the creation of

Background imageHermes Collection: ITALY. Siena. Cathedral. Hermes Trismegistus

ITALY. Siena. Cathedral. Hermes Trismegistus delivers a book to two personages who represent the Orient and the Western. Work attributed to Giovanni di Maestro Stefano (1488). Renaissance art

Background imageHermes Collection: Hermes Trismegistus

Hermes Trismegistus
The messenger of the gods, but here as HERMES TRISMEGISTUS (= thrice-greatest), perceived by Neoplatonists as the presiding deity of alchemy, possessing magical and oracular powers

Background imageHermes Collection: HMS Hermes (95)

HMS Hermes (95)

Background imageHermes Collection: Zeus / Jupiter

Zeus / Jupiter
Zeus (Jupiter) and Hera (Juno) sit with his eagle, visited by Poseidon (Neptune) Hermes (Mercury) and his son (by Alkmene, not Hera, hence her gesture) Herakles

Background imageHermes Collection: Marble statue of Hermes by Praxiteles I

Marble statue of Hermes by Praxiteles I
Close-up of the marble statue of Hermes bearing the infant Dionysus by Praxiteles I of Athens, the son of Cephisodotus the Elder and one of the foremost Attic Sculptors. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHermes Collection: Gertrude Hermes - Sculptor, Designer, Engraver

Gertrude Hermes - Sculptor, Designer, Engraver
Gertrude Hermes (1901-1983) - Sculptor, Designer, Engraver 1940

Background imageHermes Collection: Tatler front cover, March 1964

Tatler front cover, March 1964
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model posing aboard the Cunard cruise liner Carmania in Rotterdam. The cover girl wears a white wool classic travel coat, buttonless

Background imageHermes Collection: HMS Hermes (R12) entering Algiers Harbour, August 1960

HMS Hermes (R12) entering Algiers Harbour, August 1960. Date: 1960

Background imageHermes Collection: PRAXITELES (flourished 370, -330 BC). Hermes

PRAXITELES (flourished 370, -330 BC). Hermes bearing the infant Dionysus. ca. 330 BC. Hermes carrying the child Dionysus to the nymphs who were charged with his rearing. Classical Greek art

Background imageHermes Collection: Poster advertising holidays in Greece

Poster advertising holidays in Greece, with an idyllic view of the Bay of Athens. 20th century

Background imageHermes Collection: Philemon Baucis Myth Classical Humble Cottagers

Philemon Baucis Myth Classical Humble Cottagers
philemon, baucis, myth, classical, humble, cottagers, hospitable, zeus, hermes, incognito, home, turned, temple, die, trees, history, historical, 10082174

Background imageHermes Collection: A Royal Navy Westland Wessex HU5, XT485, lifts supplies ?

A Royal Navy Westland Wessex HU5, XT485, lifts supplies ?
A Royal Navy Westland Wessex HU5, XT485, lifts supplies from HMS Hermes (R12)

Background imageHermes Collection: Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV, G-ALDC

Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV, G-ALDC, of Airwork

Background imageHermes Collection: Olivetti Advert 1928

Olivetti Advert 1928
An Olivetti typewriter is held aloft by Hermes, messenger of the gods and patron of the telecommunications industry

Background imageHermes Collection: Handley Page HP.81 Hermes IVA G-ALDK

Handley Page HP.81 Hermes IVA G-ALDK (msn 12, XJ281, 'Helena'), of Britavia at Blackbushe Airport. ALDK was damaged beyond repair 8 May 1956, on landing at Drigh Road, Karachi

Background imageHermes Collection: HMS Hermes R12

HMS Hermes R12
Royal Navy - HMS Hermes R12, a Centaur-class helicopter assault ship (converted from Light Fleet Carrier standard), in September 1973. Date: 1973

Background imageHermes Collection: Statue of Hermes of Andros, Museum of Athens, Greece

Statue of Hermes of Andros, Museum of Athens, Greece
Hermes Chthonios, Palaiopolis, first decade AD, Roman copy of a work of Praxiteles school Date: circa 1920s

Background imageHermes Collection: HMS Hermes 95

HMS Hermes 95
Royal Navy - HMS Hermes 95, a British aircraft carrier, the world's first ship to be designed as an aircraft carrier, in May 1929. Date: 1929

Background imageHermes Collection: The Evolution of the British Aircraft Carrier

The Evolution of the British Aircraft Carrier - from cross-channel steamers to modern designs Date: 1946

Background imageHermes Collection: Caudron G11 biplane taking off from HMS Hermes early 1900s

Caudron G11 biplane taking off from HMS Hermes early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Background imageHermes Collection: HMS Hermes R12

HMS Hermes R12
Royal Navy - HMS Hermes R12, a Centaur-class aircraft carrier, modified as an ASW - Commando - Air Defence carrier, seen entering Devonport after returning from the Falklands conflict, in 1982

Background imageHermes Collection: WW2 - HMS Hermes Aircraft Carrier

WW2 - HMS Hermes Aircraft Carrier
An illustration of HMS Hermes, a British Centaur class aircraft carrier, with biplanes flying above. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageHermes Collection: HMS Hermes 95, aircraft carrier

HMS Hermes 95, aircraft carrier
Royal Navy - HMS Hermes 95, a British aircraft carrier, the world's first ship to be designed as an aircraft carrier. Date: circa 1938

Background imageHermes Collection: Hermes and Iris

Hermes and Iris
A painting depiction of what might be the Greek Goddess, Iris, with her symbolic jug of water, and Hermes, with his flaming red hair and dagger

Background imageHermes Collection: Handley Page HP. 81 Hermes IV G-ALDL

Handley Page HP. 81 Hermes IV G-ALDL
Handley Page HP.81 Hermes IV G-ALDL (msn 13), of Skyways Ltd, , at Stansted Airport in December 1961, after re-possession from Air Safaris. Date: 1961

Background imageHermes Collection: Kawasaki Z 650 motorcycle

Kawasaki Z 650 motorcycle at Torpoint. (with HMS Hermes in the background) Date: circa 1979

Background imageHermes Collection: Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander G-AVUB

Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 Islander G-AVUB (msn 9), of the Hants & Sussex Aero Club at RAF St. Mawgan during July 1968. (AVUB was used for trials on board the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes)

Background imageHermes Collection: Hermes and the Infant Dionysus (detail)

Hermes and the Infant Dionysus (detail)
Close-up facial detail of Hermes and the Infant Dionysus, also known as the Hermes of Praxiteles or the Hermes of Olympia - an ancient Greek sculpture of Hermes

Background imageHermes Collection: H. M. Aircraft Carrier Hermes

H. M. Aircraft Carrier Hermes
H.M. Aircraft Carrier Hermes by Leslie Carr

Background imageHermes Collection: Hermes of Andros, National Museum, Athens

Hermes of Andros, National Museum, Athens Date: 1901

Background imageHermes Collection: HMS Hermes, Highflyer-class protected cruiser

HMS Hermes, Highflyer-class protected cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Hermes, a Highflyer-class protected cruiser, before conversion to an experimental seaplane carrier / tender

Background imageHermes Collection: Vintage photograph WW II - final moment of HMS Hermes

Vintage photograph WW II - final moment of HMS Hermes
Vintage photograph World War II - final moment of HMS Hermes, tilting at an angle following attack by Japanese dive bombers, 1942 - sailors in sea, negative water damaged

Background imageHermes Collection: Hermes as a Pankration fighter

Hermes as a Pankration fighter
Statue of the Greek god Hermes as a Pankration fighter (Pancraziaste). From Hadrians Villa at Tivoli. Copperplate drawn and engraved by G

Background imageHermes Collection: Vase decorated with mythical figures from the British Museum

Vase decorated with mythical figures from the British Museum
Vase decorated with mythical figures including Minerva, Hercules, Mercury, etc. from the British Museum. Copperplate engraving by Henry Moses from A Collection of Antique Vases, Altars, etc

Background imageHermes Collection: HERMES AND BATTUS

HERMES AND BATTUS
Hermes/Mercury metamorphoses the shepherd Battus into a touchstone, whereby gold and silver may be tested

Background imageHermes Collection: ZEUS AND OTHER GODS

ZEUS AND OTHER GODS
Hermes brings a message to Zeus as, accompanied by Hera, he presides over a family gathering of the gods including Aphrodite, Minerva, Apollo and others

Background imageHermes Collection: DAPHNIS

DAPHNIS
Daphnis, a Sicilian shepherd, son of Hermes, not only has a romantic affair with Chloe but finds time to invent pastoral poetry, with a little help from Pan and the Muses

Background imageHermes Collection: Hermes Trismegistus

Hermes Trismegistus
HERMES TRISMEGISTUS (= thrice- greatest), perceived by Neoplatonists as the presiding deity of alchemy, possessing magical and oracular powers

Background imageHermes Collection: Hermes - Mercury - Tooke

Hermes - Mercury - Tooke
Classical Mythology - Hermes (Mercury), Messenger of the Gods - from Tookes Pantheon

Background imageHermes Collection: God Hermes. Statue. Marble. From Italy

God Hermes. Statue. Marble. From Italy
Hermes. Olympian god. Emissary and messenger of the gods. Statue. Marble. From Italy. Roman copy 150 AD) after original of about 270 BC. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark

Background imageHermes Collection: Hermathena. Fresco. Italy

Hermathena. Fresco. Italy
Hermathena. Fusion of Mercury and Athena. 16th century fresco by Federico Zuccari. Farnese Palace. Caprarola. Italy

Background imageHermes Collection: Union Street, Lima, Peru, South America

Union Street, Lima, Peru, South America
View of Union Street, Lima, Peru, South America, with the Club Nacional, Colon Theatre, Hotel Bolivar (centre right), San Martin Theatre, and Banco de Credito de Peru (far right). Date: circa 1940

Background imageHermes Collection: Mercury. Roman god of trade. (identified as the Greek Hermes

Mercury. Roman god of trade. (identified as the Greek Hermes). Bronze statuette. From the Ribes Valley, Ripoll?s. Episcopal Museum. Vic. Catalonia. Spain

Background imageHermes Collection: Greece. Athens. Parthenon West Pediment. Figure of Hermes. A

Greece. Athens. Parthenon West Pediment. Figure of Hermes. About 438-432 BC. High Classical. Attica. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Background imageHermes Collection: Votive relief for the shepherd god. About 160 AD. Two figure

Votive relief for the shepherd god. About 160 AD. Two figures of Pan in a grotto with an altar and a tree between them, above three nymphs, Hermes and a cult pillar of Hecate. Glyptothek. Munich

Background imageHermes Collection: The Roman God Mercury silhouetted against a star

The Roman God Mercury silhouetted against a star
The Roman God Mercury (Greek God Hermes) silhouetted against a star in the sky. This image is an example of gold and silver ink printing on ordinary chromo label paper

Background imageHermes Collection: Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV G-ALDM Hero in BOAC markings

Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV G-ALDM Hero in BOAC markings
Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV, G-ALDM, Hero, in BOAC markings over the Needles, Isle of Wight

Background imageHermes Collection: Hermaphroditus

Hermaphroditus, son of Hermes and Aphrodite, his beauty captivated the nymph Salmacis; she prayed to be so closely united to him that they became as one - and her prayer was granted

Background imageHermes Collection: Hermes & Zeus (Lagrenee)

Hermes & Zeus (Lagrenee)
Hermes carries the infant Zeus to the nymphs of Melissa for safe-keeping

Background imageHermes Collection: Air crash investigation, clerical staff at work

Air crash investigation, clerical staff at work
Air crash investigation, three clerical staff at work in an office. Date: 1960s

Background imageHermes Collection: Hermes agoraios and a Charity. Thasian marble. Relief. 480 B

Hermes agoraios and a Charity. Thasian marble. Relief. 480 B
Greek Art. Hermes agoraios and a Charity. Thasian marble. Relief of the Passage of Theori. From the agora of Thasos. 480 BC. The Museum of Louvre. Paris

Background imageHermes Collection: Hermes agoraios and a Charity. Detail. Thasian marble. Relie

Hermes agoraios and a Charity. Detail. Thasian marble. Relie
Greek Art. Hermes agoraios and a Charity. Detail. Thasian marble. Relief of the Passage of Theori. From the agora of Thasos. 480 BC. The Museum of Louvre. Paris

Background imageHermes Collection: Head of Hermes Propylaios. Roman copy from an greek original

Head of Hermes Propylaios. Roman copy from an greek original
Hermes Propylaios. Head of Hermes, found on the steps of the Acropolis of Athens. Roman copy of a Greek original of Alkamenes (active 440-400 BC). Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Background imageHermes Collection: Bust of Hermes. 3rd century BC. Sculpture from Gjyral (Elbas

Bust of Hermes. 3rd century BC. Sculpture from Gjyral (Elbasan). National Archaeological Museum. Tirana. Albania

Background imageHermes Collection: Allegorical fresco. Hall ceiling. Museum of Ethnography. Bud

Allegorical fresco. Hall ceiling. Museum of Ethnography. Bud
Allegorical fresco depicting goddess Justice surrounded by the figures depicting Justice and Peace and the Sin and Retribution

Background imageHermes Collection: Mercury. Statue

Mercury. Statue
Roman Art. Spain. Mercury. Statue. 2nd century A.C. Parian marble sculpted. It comes from Italica. Archeological Museum of Seville. Andalusia. Spain

Background imageHermes Collection: Head of a bearded god in Pentelic marble probably depicting

Head of a bearded god in Pentelic marble probably depicting Zeus or Hermes. It seems a work by parian sculptor Euphron. Dated between 450-440 B.C. Eetioneia sanctuary in Piraeus

Background imageHermes Collection: Greek Stage / Herakles

Greek Stage / Herakles
A stage scene with Herakles and Hermes from the Necropolis of Cyrene

Background imageHermes Collection: Paddington Street, West London

Paddington Street, West London. Date: circa 1905

Background imageHermes Collection: Handley Page Hermes aloft-BOACs G-ALDM

Handley Page Hermes aloft-BOACs G-ALDM

Background imageHermes Collection: Handley Page Hermes 4A (forward view, on the ground) -B

Handley Page Hermes 4A (forward view, on the ground) -Britavias G-ALDP

Background imageHermes Collection: CARRACHE, Annibale. The Galleria Farnese. 1597-1602

CARRACHE, Annibale. The Galleria Farnese. 1597-1602. ITALY. Rome. Farnese Palace. Paris and Mercury. Baroque art. Fresco

Background imageHermes Collection: Domingo Yriarte

Domingo Yriarte
DOMINGO YRIARTE Spanish diplomat, with fine ornament of Hermes/Mercury. Date: 1746 - 1795

Background imageHermes Collection: Johann Timotheus Hermes

Johann Timotheus Hermes
JOHANN TIMOTHEUS HERMES German writer with his autograph Date: 1738 - 1821

Background imageHermes Collection: Handley Page Hermes V G-ALEU

Handley Page Hermes V G-ALEU
Handley Page Hermes V, G-ALEU

Background imageHermes Collection: Handley Page HP82 Hermes V

Handley Page HP82 Hermes V. c.August 1949. Date: 1949

Background imageHermes Collection: Handley Page HP82 Hermes V G-ALEU

Handley Page HP82 Hermes V G-ALEU
Handley Page HP82 Hermes V, G-ALEU

Background imageHermes Collection: Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV G-ALDT Hestia - BOAC markings

Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV G-ALDT Hestia - BOAC markings
Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV, G-ALDT, Hestia, in BOAC markings

Background imageHermes Collection: Handley Page Hermes

Handley Page Hermes

Background imageHermes Collection: Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV

Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV. circa 1950. Date: 1950

Background imageHermes Collection: Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV G-ALDA

Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV G-ALDA
Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV, G-ALDA

Background imageHermes Collection: The first Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV G-AKFP

The first Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV G-AKFP
The first Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV, G-AKFP

Background imageHermes Collection: The first Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV G-AKFP during taxi

The first Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV G-AKFP during taxi
The first Handley Page HP81 Hermes IV, G-AKFP, during taxi trials. 2 September 1948. Date: 1948

Background imageHermes Collection: Handley Page HP74 Hermes II G-AGUB at the 1947 SBAC show

Handley Page HP74 Hermes II G-AGUB at the 1947 SBAC show
Handley Page HP74 Hermes II, G-AGUB, at the 1947 SBAC show at Radlett. 9 September 1947. Date: 1947

Background imageHermes Collection: Head of Hermes. 4th c. BC. Classical Greek art

Head of Hermes. 4th c. BC. Classical Greek art. Sculpture on marble. SPAIN. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia

Background imageHermes Collection: HMS Hermes seaplane carrier, WW1

HMS Hermes seaplane carrier, WW1
An aerial view of HMS Hermes, the first experimental seaplane carrier of the Royal Navy, a refitted Highflyer-class cruiser. Sunk in October 1914 by a German U-boat. Date: circa 1914

Background imageHermes Collection: Syra, Greece

Syra, Greece
View from the sea of Ermoupoli (Ermoupolis / Hermoupolis / Town of Hermes ) on the island of Syros (Siros / Syra), in the Cyclades, Greece. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHermes Collection: Ancient ships in a Roman seaport

Ancient ships in a Roman seaport
An ancient Roman ships in a Roman seaport. Mercury, messenger of the gods and god of commerce, oversees proceedings from atop a column in the harbour

Background imageHermes Collection: Dunlop Tyre Advert 18

Dunlop Tyre Advert 18
with Hermes / Mercury... Date: 1934

Background imageHermes Collection: Greek Flag - Sculpture by Praxiteles

Greek Flag - Sculpture by Praxiteles
Sculpture by Praxiteles of Hermes with the Infant Dionysus, (discovered at Olympia in 1877) set in a border of the modern Greek flag



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