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Mount Zouquala, Abyssinia: hermits exorcising devils. Process print after F.C. Dickinson after Dr. Koelitz.
Dickinson, F. C.Reference: 23178i
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Two turbaned men with two women approach the cave of an anchorite: he welcomes them to his cave. Pencil drawing attributed to a follower of R. Westall.
Westall, Richard, 1765-1836.Reference: 3064059i
Part of: Four drawings attributed to a follower of Richard Westall.
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Samuel Mathews, a hermit. Engraving by J. Greig, 1803, after G. Arnald.
Arnald, George, 1763-1841.Date: 1 February 1803Reference: 895i
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S. Barrett, a hermit. Stipple engraving by C. Doyle, 1807.
Date: June 1st 1807Reference: 151i
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John Bigg, an eccentric hermit. Etching attributed to R. Livesay, 1787.
Livesay, Richard, -1823?Date: Dec:r 10th: 1787Reference: 167i
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The English hermite, or, Wonder of this age : being a relation of the life of Roger Crab, living near Uxbridg, taken from his own mouth, shewing his strange, reserved, and unparallel'd kind of life, who counteth it a sin against his body and soule to eate any sort of flesh...or to drink any wine...he left the army and kept a shop at Chesham, and hath now left off that, and sold a considerable estate to give to the poore, shewing his reasons from the Scripture.
Crab, Roger, 1621?-1680Date: 1655
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John Bigg, an eccentric hermit. Line engraving by Wilkes.
Reference: 168i
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An episode in 'Gil Blas': Gil Blas and Don Alphonso, on the road from Toledo to Cuenca, receive advice from a hermit who subsequently reveals himself as their friend Don Raphael in disguise. Engraving by F. Engleheart after R. Smirke.
Smirke, Robert, 1752-1845.Date: 1821Reference: 30015i
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A hermit at prayer. Engraving by A.H. Payne after G. Dou.
Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675.Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 3198475i
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An anchoress or nun of an enclosed order locked in her cell; representing the monastic cell as the heaven of the loving soul. Coloured engraving, 16--.
Date: 1600-1699Reference: 32373i
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[Leaflet advertising appearances by "a hermit of 90 years experience" from Abyssinia and a "magic mirror" in which "one remarkable event of future life will be visbly produced."].
Date: [Between 1840 and 1860?]
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Allegorical and sacred subjects, and hermits. Drawings attributed to Aspruck, ca. 1740.
Date: 1740Reference: 579368i
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A pool surrounded by a rocky embankment thickly wooded with trees, in which a monk reads from a book and another monk stands in front of him. Engraving by W. Woollett and W. Ellis, 1778, after R. Wilson.
Wilson, Richard, 1713-1782.Date: 4 June, 1778Reference: 3162958i
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A hermit in meditation: the hermit of Warkworth, Northumbria. Wood engraving by Luke Clennell.
Clennell, Luke, 1781-1840.Date: 1800-1899Reference: 30009i
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The life of Samuel Matthews, The Norwood Hermit. : Being curious particulars of his misfortunes, & strange propensity, the manner of his living, and anecdotes exemplary of his character: likewise, the authentic account of the tragical termination of his existence.
Date: [1803?]
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A hermit reading in a rocky landscape. Etching by J. Wood, 1744, after S. Rosa.
Rosa, Salvatore, 1615-1673.Date: Feb.y 1744Reference: 2267489i
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Saint Christopher: watched by a hermit, he carries the Christ Child across a river. Etching by R. Eynhoudts after Sir P.P. Rubens.
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.Date: 1600-1699Reference: 4645i
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Saint Bruno praying in the wilderness. Engraving after C. Mellan.
Mellan, Claude, 1598-1688.Date: 1600-1699Reference: 7131i
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A hermit at prayer. Lithograph by C. Straub after G. Dou.
Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675.Reference: 32504i
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A hermit in devotion before the Cross, turning his back on children with instruments of arts and sciences (a lute, a celestial globe, a book, and a paintbrush). Etching.
Reference: 29507i
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Six different pieces of sealed, precious medicinal earth known as 'terra sigillata'. Pen drawing.
Reference: 16336i
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A blind man led by a boy to the mouth of a mountain cave in a storm. Stipple engraving by J. Whessell, 1806, after T. Stothard.
Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834.Date: Jan.y 1 1806Reference: 674215i
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Prince Vessantara and his family live as hermits in separate temples. Watercolour.
Date: [1815]Reference: 725923i
Part of: Episodes in the life of Prince Vessantara. Album of watercolours, 1815.
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A hermit reading a book outside a cave. Lithograph by F. Hanfstaengl after F. Bol.
Bol, Ferdinand, 1616-1680.Reference: 674272i
Part of: Vorzüglichsten Gemälde der königlichen Galerie in Dresden.

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Mount Zouquala, Abyssinia: hermits exorcising devils. Process print after F.C. Dickinson after Dr. Koelitz.

Two turbaned men with two women approach the cave of an anchorite: he welcomes them to his cave. Pencil drawing attributed to a follower of R. Westall.

Samuel Mathews, a hermit. Engraving by J. Greig, 1803, after G. Arnald.

S. Barrett, a hermit. Stipple engraving by C. Doyle, 1807.

John Bigg, an eccentric hermit. Etching attributed to R. Livesay, 1787.

John Bigg, an eccentric hermit. Line engraving by Wilkes.

An episode in 'Gil Blas': Gil Blas and Don Alphonso, on the road from Toledo to Cuenca, receive advice from a hermit who subsequently reveals himself as their friend Don Raphael in disguise. Engraving by F. Engleheart after R. Smirke.

A hermit at prayer. Engraving by A.H. Payne after G. Dou.

An anchoress or nun of an enclosed order locked in her cell; representing the monastic cell as the heaven of the loving soul. Coloured engraving, 16--.

[Leaflet advertising appearances by "a hermit of 90 years experience" from Abyssinia and a "magic mirror" in which "one remarkable event of future life will be visbly produced."].

Allegorical and sacred subjects, and hermits. Drawings attributed to Aspruck, ca. 1740.

A pool surrounded by a rocky embankment thickly wooded with trees, in which a monk reads from a book and another monk stands in front of him. Engraving by W. Woollett and W. Ellis, 1778, after R. Wilson.

A hermit in meditation: the hermit of Warkworth, Northumbria. Wood engraving by Luke Clennell.

The life of Samuel Matthews, The Norwood Hermit. : Being curious particulars of his misfortunes, & strange propensity, the manner of his living, and anecdotes exemplary of his character: likewise, the authentic account of the tragical termination of his existence.

A hermit reading in a rocky landscape. Etching by J. Wood, 1744, after S. Rosa.

Saint Christopher: watched by a hermit, he carries the Christ Child across a river. Etching by R. Eynhoudts after Sir P.P. Rubens.

Saint Bruno praying in the wilderness. Engraving after C. Mellan.

A hermit at prayer. Lithograph by C. Straub after G. Dou.

A hermit in devotion before the Cross, turning his back on children with instruments of arts and sciences (a lute, a celestial globe, a book, and a paintbrush). Etching.

Six different pieces of sealed, precious medicinal earth known as 'terra sigillata'. Pen drawing.

A blind man led by a boy to the mouth of a mountain cave in a storm. Stipple engraving by J. Whessell, 1806, after T. Stothard.

Prince Vessantara and his family live as hermits in separate temples. Watercolour.

A hermit reading a book outside a cave. Lithograph by F. Hanfstaengl after F. Bol.