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Hermit Collection

Background imageHermit Collection: Saint Fiacre in Field

Saint Fiacre in Field
SAINT FIACRE Irish hermit in France, who built the abbey of Breuil and is the patron saint of gardeners

Background imageHermit Collection: Tarot Card 9 - L Ermite (The Hermit)

Tarot Card 9 - L Ermite (The Hermit)

Background imageHermit Collection: Massenet / Thais / First

Massenet / Thais / First
Sybil Sanderson and Charles Delmas in the first production of this opera which tells of an Egyptian courtesan who converts to religion and dies as a desert hermit

Background imageHermit Collection: Susies Castle - Portincaple, Loch Long, Argyll, Scotland

Susies Castle - Portincaple, Loch Long, Argyll, Scotland
Susies Castle - the home of Hermit Susan McGlone (1847-1929) - Portincaple, Loch Long, Argyll, Scotland - the upturned half-hull of a disused fishing-smack. Date: circa 1909

Background imageHermit Collection: Tarot Card 9 - L Ermite (The Hermit)

Tarot Card 9 - L Ermite (The Hermit)

Background imageHermit Collection: Crab varieties

Crab varieties
Purple land crab, Gecarcinus ruricola 1, hermit crab, Paguristes eremita 2, sea hermit crab, Pagurus bernhardus 3, and sand crab, Cancer arenarius 4

Background imageHermit Collection: Sicily - Palermo Monte Pellegrino Saint Rosalies Chapel

Sicily - Palermo Monte Pellegrino Saint Rosalies Chapel
Black and white Victorian lantern slide of the Chapel of Saint Rosalie. Saint Rosalie lived a hermit life in the caves of Mount Pallegrino

Background imageHermit Collection: Hermit, winner of the 1867 Epsom Derby

Hermit, winner of the 1867 Epsom Derby
Engraved portrait of Hermit, the horse which won the Epsom Derby in 1867

Background imageHermit Collection: Francesco Di Paolo

Francesco Di Paolo
saint FRANCESCO DI PAOLO Italian hermit who founded the order of Minim friars. He is credited with many miracles and had the gift of prophecy

Background imageHermit Collection: Hermit crabs and coconut crab

Hermit crabs and coconut crab
Hermit crab, Pagurus excavatus 1, common hermit crab in shell, Pagurus bernhardus 2, and coconut crab, Birgus latro 3. Paguro angoloso, Paguro bernardo, Birgo ladro

Background imageHermit Collection: India - Hermit doing penance Gem Lake Mount Abu early 1900s

India - Hermit doing penance Gem Lake Mount Abu early 1900s

Background imageHermit Collection: Peter the Hermit, preaching before the Pope

Peter the Hermit, preaching before the Pope
Peter the Hermit, a priest of Amiens, France, associated with the Crusades, preaching before the Pope Date: circa 1090s

Background imageHermit Collection: ANTONY OF EGYPT, HERMIT

ANTONY OF EGYPT, HERMIT
When Antony's parents die, he gives away his worldly goods and becomes a hermit in the desert near his home, where he is assailed by temptations but resists them all. Date: 251 - 356

Background imageHermit Collection: Departure Siddhartha Myth India Buddha Leaves

Departure Siddhartha Myth India Buddha Leaves
departure, siddhartha, myth, india, buddha, leaves, father, palace, family, seeing, signs, old, age, death, sickness, hermit, persuade, ascetic, abanindronath, father's, history, historical

Background imageHermit Collection: WEBER/FREISCHUTZ/LIEBIG6

WEBER/FREISCHUTZ/LIEBIG6
Act three, scene five : a hermit pleads for Max, he is forgiven, everyone is happy (except Caspar, now dead, but he has only himself to blame.) Date: first performed 1821

Background imageHermit Collection: MASSENET/THAIS/SANDERSON

MASSENET/THAIS/SANDERSON
Sybil Sanderson takes the title role in this story of the Egyptian courtesan who converts to religion and dies as a desert hermit. Date: first performed 1894

Background imageHermit Collection: MASSENET/THAIS/CARD

MASSENET/THAIS/CARD
She is an Egyptian courtesan who converts to religion and dies as a desert hermit, rejecting the sensual love offered by Athanael. Date: first performed 1894

Background imageHermit Collection: Mary Garden

Mary Garden (1874 - 1967), in the title role of the Egyptian courtesan who converts to religion and dies as a desert hermit. Date: first performed 1894

Background imageHermit Collection: MASSENET/THAIS/CAVALIERI

MASSENET/THAIS/CAVALIERI
Lina Cavalieri in the title role of the Egyptian courtesan who converts to religion and dies as a desert hermit. Date: first performed 1894

Background imageHermit Collection: Lancelot Driven Mad

Lancelot Driven Mad
Lancelot is driven mad by Guinevere's anger (the result of an enchantment to make her believe that he was a traitor) & lives in a wild wood surviving on fruit

Background imageHermit Collection: Solitary sandpiper, Tringa solitaria

Solitary sandpiper, Tringa solitaria, male 1, female 2. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry Warrens Report on the Birds of Pennsylvania

Background imageHermit Collection: Wood thrush, Swainsons thrush, hermit thrush

Wood thrush, Swainsons thrush, hermit thrush
Wood thrush, Hylocichia mustelina 1, Swainsons thrush, Catharus ustulatus 2, olive-backed thrush or hermit thrush, Catharus guttatus 3, and tawny thrush or Wilsons thrush, Catharus fuscescens 4

Background imageHermit Collection: Fossils of extinct scallops

Fossils of extinct scallops. Spondylus spinosus 1, etc. Plagiostoma spinosa, Pachite punteggiato, Diancora marginata. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus

Background imageHermit Collection: Cloisters of the Domenican monastery in Valladolid

Cloisters of the Domenican monastery in Valladolid. Founded at the end of the 15th century by Don Alonzo, Bishop of Potencia, and famous in the Spanish Inquisition

Background imageHermit Collection: Hermit in the Sanctuary of Monserrato, Isle of Elba

Hermit in the Sanctuary of Monserrato, Isle of Elba
Hermit in the Sanctuary of Monserrato, Porto Azzurro, Isle of Elba. Hermit in his cell with books, religious icons, rodents, 18th century. Eremita di Monserrato

Background imageHermit Collection: The hermitage of Monserrato, Isle of Elba

The hermitage of Monserrato, Isle of Elba
The hermitage or Sanctuary of Monserrato, Porto Azzurro, Isle of Elba, famous pilgrimage site in the 18th century. Veduta delL Eremo di Monserrato

Background imageHermit Collection: Naked woman up to her knees in water

Naked woman up to her knees in water. King Candaules and the doctor of law. Le roi candaule et le maitre en droit. Lithograph after an illustration by Charles Martin from Jean de la Fontaines Contes

Background imageHermit Collection: Alaciel lifting her dress to expose herself

Alaciel lifting her dress to expose herself
Alaciel, the beautiful daughter of the Sultan of Alexandria, lifting her dress to expose her genitals. The fiancee of the King of Garba. La fiancee du Roi de Garbe

Background imageHermit Collection: The Rombalds Moor Hermit, Old Yorkshire

The Rombalds Moor Hermit, Old Yorkshire. 1881

Background imageHermit Collection: Henry Welby, the Grub Street Hermit

Henry Welby, the Grub Street Hermit. He managed to live in solitude in the middle of London. 16th century

Background imageHermit Collection: Calogero, Italo-Greek hermit monk, from Mt. Athos

Calogero, Italo-Greek hermit monk, from Mt. Athos. Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More, Albania and several other parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1805

Background imageHermit Collection: Jewel beetles, scarlet cantharis, and hermit crab

Jewel beetles, scarlet cantharis, and hermit crab
Jewel beetles, Buprestis ocellata, scarlet cantharis, and common hermit crab, Pagurus bernhardus (Cancer bernardus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Sydenham Edwards from John Mason Goods

Background imageHermit Collection: Great banded grayling, hermit and large wall brown butterfly

Great banded grayling, hermit and large wall brown butterfly
Great banded grayling, Brintesia circe 1, hermit, Chazara briseis 2, and large wall brown, Lasiommata maera 3. Satyre sylene, Satyre hermite, Satyre ariane

Background imageHermit Collection: Great banded grayling, hermit and eastern

Great banded grayling, hermit and eastern
Great banded grayling, Brintesia circe, hermit, Chazara briseis, and eastern rock grayling, Hipparchia syriaca butterfly. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by

Background imageHermit Collection: Dusky-throated hermit, Phaethornis squalidus

Dusky-throated hermit, Phaethornis squalidus (Trochilus squalidus). Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural History of

Background imageHermit Collection: Box crabs, floral egg crab and hermit crabs

Box crabs, floral egg crab and hermit crabs
Box crab, Calappa hepatica 1, giant box crab, Calappa calappa 2, floral egg crab, Atergatis floridus 3, Diogenes hermit crab, Diogenes pugilator 4, 5, and soldier crab, Pagurus bernhardus 6

Background imageHermit Collection: Hairy-legged hummingbird, Glaucis hirsutus

Hairy-legged hummingbird, Glaucis hirsutus (Rufous-breasted hermit, Trochilus hirsutus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library: Ornithology

Background imageHermit Collection: Scale-throated hermit, Phaethornis eurynome

Scale-throated hermit, Phaethornis eurynome (Scaly-backed hummingbird, Trochilus eurynomus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library: Ornithology

Background imageHermit Collection: Long-tailed hermit, Phaethornis superciliosus, male

Long-tailed hermit, Phaethornis superciliosus, male (Supercilious hummingbird, Trochilus superciliosus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library

Background imageHermit Collection: Rufous-breasted hermit, Glaucis hirsutus

Rufous-breasted hermit, Glaucis hirsutus (Rufous-bellied hummingbird, Trochilus rufigaster). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library: Ornithology

Background imageHermit Collection: Saw-billed hermit, Ramphodon naevius

Saw-billed hermit, Ramphodon naevius (Spotted saw-billed hummingbird). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library: Ornithology: Hummingbirds

Background imageHermit Collection: Peacocks tail algae and hermit crabs

Peacocks tail algae and hermit crabs
Peacocks tail algae, Padina pavonica 1, common hermit crab, Pagurus bernhardus 2, blue-eyed hermit crab, Paragiopagurus diogenes 3, and Pagurus alatus 4. Padine, Pagures

Background imageHermit Collection: Eastern longtailed hermit and grey-breasted sabrewing

Eastern longtailed hermit and grey-breasted sabrewing
Eastern longtailed hermit, Phaethornis superciliosus, and grey-breasted sabrewing, Campylopterus largipennis. Handcoloured lithograph from Th

Background imageHermit Collection: Italian Hermit and Vignarola

Italian Hermit and Vignarola. early 19th century

Background imageHermit Collection: SAINT JEROME, living as a hermit, makes friends with a lion

SAINT JEROME, living as a hermit, makes friends with a lion. Below, the market place, Bethlehem. Date: 331 - 420

Background imageHermit Collection: Black-Tailed Hermit, Glaucis Melanura Date: 1859

Black-Tailed Hermit, Glaucis Melanura Date: 1859

Background imageHermit Collection: Hermit in garden of his Hermitage at Solothurn, Switzerland

Hermit in garden of his Hermitage at Solothurn, Switzerland
A Christian Hermit in the garden of his Hermitage at Solothurn, a canton in northwestern Switzerland, in the Jura mountains. Date: circa 1907

Background imageHermit Collection: FALL / PUG / 1952

FALL / PUG / 1952
CHAMPION PHILWELL HERMIT Owner: Williams Date: 1952

Background imageHermit Collection: ANTONY OF EGYPT

ANTONY OF EGYPT
SAINT ANTONY OF EGYPT Much-tempted desert hermit, depicted as living on the outskirts of a 16th century German town Date: 251 - 356

Background imageHermit Collection: JOHN THE EGYPTIAN

JOHN THE EGYPTIAN
saint JOHN THE EGYPTIAN hermit, depicted imparting wisdom to a pilgrim visitor (illustration to Wynkyn de Wordes 1495 edition of Vitas patrum) Date: circa 304 - 394

Background imageHermit Collection: HERMIT OF SAINT PAUL

HERMIT OF SAINT PAUL Date: 1848

Background imageHermit Collection: MONTE VERGINE

MONTE VERGINE
Hermit of the CONGREGATION OF MONTE VERGINE Date: 1848

Background imageHermit Collection: SACCATI HERMIT

SACCATI HERMIT
Hermit of the SACCATI Date: 1848

Background imageHermit Collection: St. Fiacre. Irish hermit monk born in 7th century

St. Fiacre. Irish hermit monk born in 7th century. Patron of gardeners. Nineteenth century colored engraving

Background imageHermit Collection: From left to right, Trinitarian friar, Dominican and August

From left to right, Trinitarian friar, Dominican and August
Mendicant orders in the Middle Ages. From left to right, Trinitarian friar, Dominican and Augustinian. Nineteenth-century colored engraving

Background imageHermit Collection: The Church of Saint Simeon Stylites, Aleppo, Syria

The Church of Saint Simeon Stylites, Aleppo, Syria
The Church of Saint Simeon Stylites, northwest of Aleppo, Syria - a Byzantine church, dating back to the 5th century. Built on the site of the pillar of St

Background imageHermit Collection: Saint Benedict of Norcia

Saint Benedict of Norcia
SAINT BENEDICT of Norcia, hermit, depicted being tempted by a demon disguised as a beautiful woman : you will be glad to learn that Benedict successfully resisted Date: 480? - 547

Background imageHermit Collection: A nocturnal Hermit Crab (unidentified) rummages

A nocturnal Hermit Crab (unidentified) rummages in rainforest floor. Tioman Island, Malaysia; June

Background imageHermit Collection: Peter the Hermit

Peter the Hermit
PETER THE HERMIT, also known as Peter of Amiens French monk who urged the First Crusade, which he accompanied, then returned and became a prior in Belgium

Background imageHermit Collection: JAMES MAD LUCAS

JAMES MAD LUCAS the Hertfordshire Hermit : after unrequited love affair became a recluse, never washing, wearing only a blanket, but very popular

Background imageHermit Collection: Saint Bruno of Cologne (ca. 1030-1101). Engraving

Saint Bruno of Cologne (ca. 1030-1101). Engraving
Saint Bruno of Cologne (ca.1030-1101). Founder of the Carthusian Order. Engraving, 17th-18th centuries

Background imageHermit Collection: Nicolas Von Flue

Nicolas Von Flue
Saint NICOLAS VON FLUE Swiss visionary, ascetic and hermit, known as Bruder Klaus, admired by Swiss for his patriotism. Date: 1417 - 1487

Background imageHermit Collection: Saint Romula

Saint Romula
SAINT ROMULA was a hermit in Palestine. She was paralysed and bedridden, but bore her infirmities with such patience that she earned the admiration of St Gregory the great. Date: 6th century

Background imageHermit Collection: Bruno of Cologne (Anon)

Bruno of Cologne (Anon)
SAINT BRUNO of Cologne member of Hartenfaust family, theologian who chose the life of a hermit and founded the Carthusian order at la Grande Chartreuse near Grenoble. Date: 1050 - 1102

Background imageHermit Collection: Saint Agnellus

Saint Agnellus
Saint AGNELLUS (Agnello) Italian hermit, abbot of San Gaudioso, one of the patrons of Napoli (Naples); besides protecting the city, he is credited with many miracles. Date: ? - circa 596

Background imageHermit Collection: ST Simeon the Ancient

ST Simeon the Ancient
Saint Simeon the Ancient (? - ?390) - Syrian saint who lived in a cave

Background imageHermit Collection: John Bigg, Hermit 17C

John Bigg, Hermit 17C
JOHN BIGG had been a lawyers clerk during the Commonwealth, but when the monarchy was restored he became morose and adopted a solitary life Date: 1629 - 1696

Background imageHermit Collection: Saint Cyriacus

Saint Cyriacus
SAINT CYRIACUS hermit in Syria, martyred under the emperor Hadrianus Date: ? - 134

Background imageHermit Collection: Hermit Tempted

Hermit Tempted
A hermit is visited in his cave by demons, one of whom takes on the semblance of a beautiful and friendly female - he is sorely tempted

Background imageHermit Collection: Christian Hermit

Christian Hermit
A hermit kneels outside his cell, to read the Holy Word and contemplate Jesus on the Cross

Background imageHermit Collection: Saint Cuthbert / Farne Isl

Saint Cuthbert / Farne Isl
SAINT CUTHBERT Alone on Farne Island, where he lived as a hermit Date: 635? - 687

Background imageHermit Collection: Saint Sola, Anglo-Saxon monk in Germany

Saint Sola, Anglo-Saxon monk in Germany
Saint Sola (-794), an Anglo-Saxon monk who left England for Germany, where he studied under Saint Boniface. He lived as a hermit, and later founded an abbey at Solnhofen, where he died

Background imageHermit Collection: Carvings by Abbe Foure at Rotheneuf, France

Carvings by Abbe Foure at Rotheneuf, France
Rotheneuf, France - The Emerald Coast - The Rock Carvings. The village is a seaside resort but is famous for its sculpted rocks, " rochers sculptes"

Background imageHermit Collection: Hermit of St Peter

Hermit of St Peter
Hermit of SAN PIERO DI PISA Date: 1848

Background imageHermit Collection: David Kaapua in one-man village, Hawaii, USA

David Kaapua in one-man village, Hawaii, USA
David Kaapua (Kaapuawaokamehameha) in his one-man village, Hawaii, USA. Date: 1935

Background imageHermit Collection: French Theatre -- La Vie Mgrs Fiacre -- La Pucelle

French Theatre -- La Vie Mgrs Fiacre -- La Pucelle
La Vie [de] Mgr [Monseigneur] S[aint] Fiacre -- La Pucelle (The Maiden). St Fiacre was an Irish religious hermit in France who became the patron saint of gardeners. Date: 15th century

Background imageHermit Collection: Hermit crab, Petrochirus diogenes

Hermit crab, Petrochirus diogenes.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Background imageHermit Collection: Geronticus balcanicus, ancestral form of the

Geronticus balcanicus, ancestral form of the Northern Bald Ibis, Hermit Ibis, Geronticus eremita.. Colour printed (chromolithograph)

Background imageHermit Collection: Pigmy hermit, Phaetornis pygmaeus, and gigantic

Pigmy hermit, Phaetornis pygmaeus, and gigantic or giant hummingbird, Patagona gigas.. Hand-colored steel engraving from H. G. Adams Hummingbirds 1856

Background imageHermit Collection: William Lole - 1

William Lole - 1
WILLIAM LOLE Leicestershire hermit and eccentric, known for the extravagance of his ideas, his speech and his clothing. Date: CIRCA 1850

Background imageHermit Collection: William Lole - 2

William Lole - 2
WILLIAM LOLE Leicestershire hermit and eccentric, known for the extravagance of his ideas, his speech and his clothing. Date: CIRCA 1850

Background imageHermit Collection: Saint Hilarion

Saint Hilarion
SAINT HILARION Palestinian hermit, made a saint for his austerities Date: 290 - 371

Background imageHermit Collection: Arch - Crowland Abbey (Croyland Abbey), Lincolnshire

Arch - Crowland Abbey (Croyland Abbey), Lincolnshire
Crowland Abbey (Croyland Abbey), Lincolnshire. Legend tells us that St. Guthlacs hermit cell was here, when the area was a desolate island in the fens

Background imageHermit Collection: Phaethornis anthophilus, pale-bellied hermit

Phaethornis anthophilus, pale-bellied hermit
Plate 24, hand coloured lithograph from John Goulds A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, Vol.1, (1849-61)



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