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spectator, has placed her hand on the back of her child and is turning to look at a girl who seems timidly shrinking into her parent's arms. A second priest stands in the centre, and a little retired from the front, in the act of laying his hands on the head of a girl. Behind the group of women already noticed, are two elderly men; and at the extremity of the temple is seen a statue of the Virgin and Child. Engraved by Dughet, and L. de Chatillon.

137. Penitence.

The subject is here depicted as passing on a terrace, or open court of a splendid mansion, the whole of which is occupied by a table and surrounding couches, with the exception of the front side, which is left open for the servitors. The two most distinguished persons are seen on each side of the table in recumbent positions. Simon the host occupies the left, and, from the extension of his hand and the expression of his countenance, appears to have just replied to the question put by Jesus,-"There was a certain creditor, which had two debtors, the one owed him five hundred pence and the other fifty, and when they had nothing to pay he frankly forgave them both. Tell me, therefore, which will love him most? Simon answered and said, I suppose that he to whom he forgave most." Jesus, who is on the opposite side, is evidently deducing the corollary to that answer, "Wherefore her sins, which were many, are forgiven, for she loved much." Mary Magdalen, who is the object of this conversation, is kneeling at the feet of her Lord, bathing them with her tears, and wiping them with the hair of her head. The guests are arranged round the table, and about eleven persons are attending to serve; one of these is a youth standing near a large water-pot in front. Engraved by Dughet and L. de Chatillon.

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138. The Last Supper. This scene exhibits the interior of a large room, the whole extent being occupied by a table surrounded with couches, on the latter of which, Jesus with His twelve disciples are leaning, while partaking of the Passover. The Saviour is seen in a front view in the centre, holding the cup in one hand the other being raised in a position denoting that He is giving the sacred injunction to His friends," Do this in remembrance of me." On His right sits the beloved St. John, reclining his head on His lap; and on His left is St. Peter, with his hand on his breast; two others are reclining on the couches at each end of the table, with their feet to the spectator; only a single attendant is visible, who is quitting the room at a side door. Engraved by Dughet and L. de Chatillon.

139. Marriage. The artist in this picture has chosen to illustrate the ordinance by a representation of the union of Joseph and Mary, who are seen kneeling before the priest with their right hands united. The Virgin, robed in an ample mantle and hood, is placed in a profile view. The priest, habited in sacerdotal robes and a mitre, is in front. A company of eight persons stand behind St. Joseph, and about eleven are on the opposite side; among these are an aged man and woman, who are close behind the Virgin; and in the rear of these is a woman holding a naked child by the hand. The sanctity of the married couple is indicated by the appearance of the Third Person of the Trinity over their heads. Engraved by Dughet and L. de Chatillon.

140. Ordination. In this composition, Jesus, the institutor of the ordinance, stands on the right in a profile view; one

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hand raised, points upwards, in allusion to the power which accompanies the charge, while with the other He is presenting the keys (symbols of that power) to St. Peter, who receives them meekly on his knees. Four of the disciples stand together on the farther side of St. Peter, a fifth is kneeling, with his hands crossed on his breast behind him; five others stand together in two groups on the left, and the remaining one, apparently kneeling, is perceived between them. The view is bounded by the city of Cæsarea, situate in a hilly country. Engraved by Dughet and L. de Chatillon.

141. Extreme Unction. This affecting scene exhibits a dying man extended on a couch; a priest, bending over him, is administering the solemn ceremony of anointing his hands. and eyes with the consecrated unction. The minister is attended by two youths, one of whom, kneeling, holds a large open book; the other stands with a torch in his hand. Among the relations and friends, who surround the dying man, is a female sitting at the foot of his couch, concealing her face with her hand; three women are also at the head of the bed, one of whom has a child in her arms; the remainder are on the farther side of the couch bewailing the approaching dissolution of their relative. Engraved by Dughet and L. de Chatillon.

3 ft. 3 in. by 5 ft. 3 in.-C.

Now in the collection of the Duke of Rutland, at Belvoir.

The preceding series of the sacraments was the first set which the artist painted. They were done expressly for the Chevalier del Pozzo.

A series of the seven sacraments was sold in the collection of the Prince de Conti, 1777, for 3000 fs., 1207.

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142. The Assumption of the Virgin. This exquisitely beautiful picture represents the Virgin clothed in a red vest, a blue mantle, and a yellow veil, ascending with outstretched arms to the Divine Presence. Her bright and beatified countenance is directed upwards; four ministering angels float around, two of whom tenderly support her arms, while two others bear up the skirts of her robes. This truly elegant production is painted in the finest manner of the master. Engraved by Pesne, Dugney, Bettilini, Dague, and in the Musée Napoléon.

2 ft. 1 in. by 1 ft. 2 in.-C.

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Valued by the Experts du Musée, 1816. 20,000 fs. 8007. Now in the Louvre.

143. The Virgin appearing to St. Frances. The scene exhibits the interior of a temple, in the front part of which is St. Frances on her knees, her attention being fixed on the Virgin, who stands on a cloud before her, holding in her extended hands a number of broken and blunted arrows. She is clothed in an abundance of drapery, and appears to look with a benign aspect on the worshipping saint. In a remote situation in the temple is seen an angel, bearing a shield and naked sword, driving out the demon of Envy, who carries a dead child on her shoulder, and is dragging a body by the leg. A dead female lies also on the pavement. Engraved by G. Audran and P. de Poilly.

144. The Virgin, with the Infant Saviour in her Arms, appearing to St. James the Major. This ledgendary event is stated to have occurred on the banks of the Ebro, when five of the apostles were enjoying the breezes of a fine evening, at

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that moment the Virgin is recorded to have descended on a cloud and pillar of jasper, accompanied by angels, and commanded them to build a church on the spot on which they stood. Struck with the celestial apparition, three of the apostles have prostrated themselves on their knees, and one is bowing his head to the earth; all of them view with. expressions of devotion the heavenly vision. This picture is painted in a free and masterly manner on a brown ground. It was done about the year 1630, and is consequently an early production. Engraved by Bouilly in the Musée Napoléon. 8 ft. 6 in. by 5 ft. 10 in.-C.

Valued by the Experts du Musée, 1816.

Now in the Louvre.

145. St. Norbert. This picture also illustrates a legendary tale of the Romish Church. The Virgin, bearing the infant Saviour on her knees, is seen seated on a cloud suspended over an altar, bestowing upon St. Norbert the cope of his order, which he receives with profound veneration on his knees. Engraved in the Dusseldorf Collection. This picture was formerly in the Dusseldorf Gallery.

2 ft. 7 in. by 2 ft —C.

146. The Marriage of St. Catherine. The composition consists of eight figures, representing the Virgin, clothed in a red vest and a blue mantle, seated on the right, bending forward and holding the infant Saviour on her knee, while He places a ring on the finger of St. Catherine: behind is an angel bearing a sword, the instrument of her martyrdom; and on the right are two other angels witnessing the mystical

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