Hermes Collection

HMS Hermes (R12)

Hermes, 1886. Artist: Jonnard
Hermes, 1886. The Greek god Hermes with winged helmet and sandals. From The Magazine of Art. [Cassell & Company, London, 1886]

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

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

Hermes Trismegistus. Floor mosaic in the Cathedral of Siena, 1488. Found in the Collection of the Duomo di Siena

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

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

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

Tabula Smaragdina (Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus), 1609. Creator: Anonymous
Tabula Smaragdina (Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus). From: Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae by Heinrich Khunrath, 1609. Private Collection

HMS Hermes (95)

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

Hercules Brings Cerberus to Eurystheus, with Hermes and Athena, c6th century BC. Greek Vase from an Etruscan Tomb

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

Mercurius, 1517-18 (fresco)
2646199 Mercurius, 1517-18 (fresco) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Mercurius and Psyche, 1517-18 (fresco)
2646196 Mercurius and Psyche, 1517-18 (fresco) by Penni, Giovanni Francesco (il Fattore) (c.1488-1528); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

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

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

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

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

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

ALLEGORY OF MERCURY, 1496. Personification of Mercury, the planet of science and the arts. Woodcut from Nicolas Le Rouges Le grand kalendrier des bergieres, Troyes, 1496

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

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

Mercury riding Pegasus, known as the Horse of Marly, 1701-02 (marble)
XIR167868 Mercury riding Pegasus, known as the Horse of Marly, 1701-02 (marble) by Coysevox, Antoine (1640-1720); height: 326 cm; Louvre, Paris

The Judgment of Paris, c1635-1638, (1912). Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Judgment of Paris, c1635-1638, (1912). A colour print of Rubens painting, from Famous Paintings with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, (Cassell and Company, London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

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

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

Hermes and the Infant Dionysus at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia, Arcadia, The Peloponnese, Greece, Southern Europe

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

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

Florence, Italy - Circa June 2021: Flying Mercury by Giambologna, 1580. This is his... 2021 (photo)
8856907 Florence, Italy - Circa June 2021: Flying Mercury by Giambologna, 1580. This is his... 2021 (photo) by Giambologna (Giovanni da Bologna), (1529-1608); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence

Florence, Italy - Circa June 2021: Flying Mercury by Giambologna, 1580. This is his... 2021 (photo)
8856935 Florence, Italy - Circa June 2021: Flying Mercury by Giambologna, 1580. This is his... 2021 (photo) by Giambologna (Giovanni da Bologna), (1529-1608); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence

Engraving depicting the Staff of Hermes, also known as the caduceus, is the traditional symbol of Hermes
5309414 Engraving depicting the Staff of Hermes, also known as the caduceus, is the traditional symbol of Hermes and features two snakes winding around an often winged staff; (add.info)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637147 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dress of the third period of Greek art history)

Statue of Hermes, ancient Greece (engraving)
8634956 Statue of Hermes, ancient Greece (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of Hermes, ancient Greece. Illustration from Hellas)

Mercury, Harrow and Aglaure, 17th century (oil on canvas)
JEB4877683 Mercury, Harrow and Aglaure, 17th century (oil on canvas); 122x102 cm; Palais de Longchamp, Marseille, France; (add.info)

Hermes of Olympia, 1896 (engraving)
LEG4339425 Hermes of Olympia, 1896 (engraving); (add.info.: Hermes of Olympia or Hermes carrying Dyonisos as a child (representation of the sculpture attributed to Praxitele)

Florence, Italy - Circa June 2021: Flying Mercury by Giambologna, 1580. This is his... 2021 (photo)
8856890 Florence, Italy - Circa June 2021: Flying Mercury by Giambologna, 1580. This is his... 2021 (photo) by Giambologna (Giovanni da Bologna), (1529-1608); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence

Hermes, Ludovisi or Loghios style, 1st century AD (marble)
6384352 Hermes, Ludovisi or Loghios style, 1st century AD (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Hermes, Ludovisi or Loghios style, first century AD)

Phidias or Pheidias: Bust of Hermes of Praxiteles, Olympia (engraving)
8649856 Phidias or Pheidias: Bust of Hermes of Praxiteles, Olympia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bust of Hermes of Praxiteles, Olympia)

Hermes, ancient Greek messenger god (engraving)
8634959 Hermes, ancient Greek messenger god (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hermes, ancient Greek messenger god. Illustration from Hellas)

Pantheon of Greek Gods on Mount Olympus (engraving)
8634955 Pantheon of Greek Gods on Mount Olympus (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pantheon of Greek Gods on Mount Olympus)

Hermes, Ludovisi or Loghios style, 1st century AD (marble)
6384351 Hermes, Ludovisi or Loghios style, 1st century AD (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Hermes, Ludovisi or Loghios style, first century AD)

Florence, Italy - Circa June 2021: Flying Mercury by Giambologna, 1580. This is his... 2021 (photo)
8856919 Florence, Italy - Circa June 2021: Flying Mercury by Giambologna, 1580. This is his... 2021 (photo) by Giambologna (Giovanni da Bologna), (1529-1608); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence

Sapphire from a ring, c.1882-1930s (sapphire)
7227133 Sapphire from a ring, c.1882-1930s (sapphire); Private Collection; (add.info.: Set with a cushion-shaped sapphire, weighing approximately 35.09 carats)

Statue of the Greek god Hermes as a Pankration fighter (Pancraziaste). From Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli
FLO4997421 Statue of the Greek god Hermes as a Pankration fighter (Pancraziaste). From Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli. Copperplate drawn and engraved by G

Vase decorated with mythical figures including Minerva, Hercules, Mercury, etc. from the British Museum
FLO4679494 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

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8669949 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

While her robes flaunted with daffodils, Illustration to the poem Lamia by John Keats, from Poems of Keats, pub.c.1910
3502841 While her robes flaunted with daffodils, Illustration to the poem Lamia by John Keats, from Poems of Keats, pub.c.1910; (add.info.: While her robes flaunted with daffodils)

A little dictionary of art in 100 pictures (litho)
8673226 A little dictionary of art in 100 pictures (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A little dictionary of art in 100 pictures)

Mercury from a series of reliefs depicting the planetary symbols and signs of the zodiac by Agostino di Duccio (1418-81)
BEN85107 Mercury from a series of reliefs depicting the planetary symbols and signs of the zodiac by Agostino di Duccio (1418-81), c.1450 (plaster); Chapel of the Planets, Tempio Malatestiano

Marble statue of Hermes in Athens, messenger of the gods, god of trade, thieves, travellers
7278156 Marble statue of Hermes in Athens, messenger of the gods, god of trade, thieves, travellers; Private Collection; (add.info.: Marble statue of Hermes in Athens, messenger of the gods)

Sapphire from a ring, c.1882-1930s (sapphire)
7227134 Sapphire from a ring, c.1882-1930s (sapphire); Private Collection; (add.info.: Set with a cushion-shaped sapphire, weighing approximately 35.09 carats)

The four great alchemists. 1652 (engraving From Elias Ashmole Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum London)
541724 The four great alchemists. 1652 (engraving From Elias Ashmole Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum London); (add.info.: From left to right)

Infant Hermes
7287221 Infant Hermes.; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Infant Hermes. Roman sculture dating on the late 1st century AD)

Exposicion General Espnola (Spanish General Exhibition)
3786280 Exposicion General Espnola (Spanish General Exhibition) by Tellez, Aristo (1888-1951); (add.info.: Exposicion General Espnola (Spanish General Exhibition), 1929. In Barcelon and Seville

Mercury and Argus, c.1710. Creator: De Ferrari, Gregorio (1647-1726)
Mercury and Argus, c.1710. Found in the Collection of the Galleria Nazionale di Palazzo Spinola, Genova

Ancient statues in the British Museum, from the Farnese Palace at Rome, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Ancient statues in the British Museum, from the Farnese Palace at Rome, 1864. The pieces of sculpture which were lately bought for the British Museum from the collection in the Farnese Palace at

Wedgwood black basalt bust of Mercury designed by John Flaxman, 1782 (autotype)
6014483 Wedgwood black basalt bust of Mercury designed by John Flaxman, 1782 (autotype) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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

Hermes was messenger to the gods of ancient Greece, often sent on errands for Zeus. Roman mythology associated him with Mercury

The Judgement of Paris. Creator: Hans von Aachen
The Judgement of Paris, Unknown date

Mercury, Herse and Aglaura, 1767. Creator: Louis Jean Francois Lagrenee
Mercury, Herse and Aglaura, 1767

Le Commerce...Quand donc... 1851. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le Commerce...Quand donc... 1851. Le commerce. - Quand donc, messieurs, finirez vous de jouer a ce jeu la...cela commence a m'ennuyer de payer tous les frais de la partie!...'. Business

Mercury Turning Aglauros to Stone, published 1606. Creators: Antonio Tempesta, Wilhelm Janson
Mercury Turning Aglauros to Stone, published 1606. From The Metamorphoses of Ovid, pl. 20

Judgment of Paris, 1544. Creator: Hans Brosamer
Judgment of Paris, 1544

Allegory on the government of King William I, 1838, 1838. Creator: Anon
Allegory on the government of King William I, 1838, 1838

Brooch with Table-Stones, Butterflies at Top, and Peacocks and Hermes at Bottom, 1596. Creator: Daniel Mignot
Brooch with Table-Stones, Butterflies at Top, and Peacocks and Hermes at Bottom, 1596

Esquisse pour le Buffet de la gare de Lyon : La ville de Lyon (plafond de la grande salle), c.1899. Ceiling design for the buffet at Lyon railway station. Mercury offers caduceus to nude female figure

Battus Transformed into Stone. Creator: Herman van Swanevelt
Battus Transformed into Stone

Mercury Killing Argus, 1665. Creator: Georg Andreas Wolfgang
Mercury Killing Argus, 1665

Pieter Brueghel, the Younger, 1606. Creator: Aegidius Sadeler II
Pieter Brueghel, the Younger, 1606

Allegory of the Dauphin's Convalescence (Allegorie sur la convalescence du Dauphin), 1752

Rubens and van Dyck, a Double Portrait. Creator: Paulus Pontius
Rubens and van Dyck, a Double Portrait

Balthus Turned to Stone, 1696. Creator: Crescenzio Onofri
Balthus Turned to Stone, 1696

Mercury Bringing Bacchus to be Raised by the Nymphs, n.d. Creator: Juan Cristobal
Mercury Bringing Bacchus to be Raised by the Nymphs, n.d

Mercury kills Argus, 17th century (drawing)
3125033 Mercury kills Argus, 17th century (drawing) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); (add.info.: Mercury kills Argus. On the left the cow)

Landscape with Apollo guarding the herds of Admetus, 1645 (oil on canvas)
PHD51593 Landscape with Apollo guarding the herds of Admetus, 1645 (oil on canvas) by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellee) (1600-82); Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: by Claude Lorrain)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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"Hermes: A Mythical Figure Spanning Time and Cultures" HMS Hermes (R12), a British aircraft carrier, proudly sailed the seas with its powerful presence. Meanwhile, artist Jonnard captured the essence in 1886 through his mesmerizing artwork. The ship's name pays homage to the ancient figure known as Hermes Trismegistus. The Emerald Tablet, also referred to as Smaragdine Table or Tabula Smaragdina, holds mystical secrets attributed to this enigmatic deity. Its origins date back centuries, with an anonymous creator unveiling it in 1609. This tablet serves as a testament to the enduring fascination surrounding Hermes Trismegistus. In Siena Cathedral, a captivating floor mosaic from 1488 immortalizes Hermes Trismegistus' wisdom and influence. Italy's rich history intertwines with this mythical figure who transcends time and culture. Praxiteles I skillfully crafted a marble statue that showcases his divine grace and beauty. As one gazes upon this masterpiece, they can almost feel Zeus/Jupiter's presence alongside him – for their connection runs deep within mythology. Whether depicted on naval vessels like HMS Hermes (95) or revered within religious settings such as Siena Cathedral, there is no denying the lasting impact Trismegistus on human imagination throughout history. From maritime might to artistic brilliance, from sacred texts to awe-inspiring statues - each representation reveals another layer of mystery surrounding this multifaceted deity. Let us continue exploring the depths of knowledge associated with "Hermes, " uncovering hidden truths that have captivated humanity for generations.