The Hermit: illustration for Oscar Wilde's The Teacher of Wisdom
A pen and brown ink drawing on ivory paper shows a seated, robed figure at right beside tall, schematic columns, while hooded, draped figures stand at left beneath a leafy tree. A faint outstretched arm reaches in from the upper right. Fine hatching and light graphite traces define the folds and stone.
- Artist
- Charles Ricketts
- Date
- c. 1890–1924
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink over traces of graphite, on ivory wove paper
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 2334 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1929).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Robert Allerton