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 ANNUNCIATION with hands clasped ; at left, Archangel Ga- briel, borne on a cloud ; above, the Holy Spirit descending, surrounded by a choir of angels. Landon, Musee, v. PI. 53 ; Filhol, xi. PI. 32. By Murillo, Hospital of La Caridad, Se- ville ; canvas, H 5 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 2 in. The Virgin, on left, kneeliug beside a desk, in front of which is a basket containing linen Annunciation, by Fra Bartolommeo, Louvre. and scissors ; on right, the angel, in red robes, holding lilies in left hand, kneels on right knee, pointing to Dove ; above, cherubs and heads. Painted for Hospital about 1674. Repetition in Amsterdam Museum, formerly attributed to Rubens. Curtis, 144 By Murillo, Madrid Museum ; canvas, H. 4 ft. 1 in. x 3 ft. 4 in. The Virgin kneeling at right, her left arm resting on desk, on which is a book and vase of lilies, and in front of which is a basket of linen ; at left, the angel, kneeling on right knee, pointing with left hand to the Dove ; above, cherubs and heads. Bought by Philip V. in Seville in 1729 ; Isabel Farnese Collection. Lithographed by M. Lavigne ; F. Decraene. Repetition of smaller dimensions in Hermitage, St. Petersburg ; lithographed by Huot. Curtis, 145 ; Mad- razo, 474. By Murillo, Madrid Museum ; canvas, H. 6 ft. x 7 ft. 4 in. The Virgin kneeling at right beside a desk ; angel at left kneel- ing on left knee, pointing to Dove with right hand and holding lilies in left ; between them a basket of linen and a chair ; on each side, a column ; above, cherubs and heads. Col- lection of Charles ffl. ; for- merly in Academy of S. Fer- nando. Lithographed by A. Guglielmi. Curtis, 145; Madrazo, 4C8. By Murillo, Seville Mu- seum ; canvas, arched, H. 10 ft, 6 in. x 7 ft. 2 in. The Virgin, on left, kneel- ing before a desk, looking up at angel who kneels on clouds, holding lilies in left hand and pointing with right to the Dove ; above, cherubs and heads ; centre foreground, a basket of lin- en. Painted about 1C76 for the Capuchin Church, Seville ; placed in Museum in 1840. Repe- tition : Philip W. S. Miles, King's AVeston, Gloucestershire, England. Curtis, 144. By Murillo, Sir Richard Wallace, Bart., London ; canvas, H. 5 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 3 in. The Virgin kneeling on left, her left arm on a desk ; on right, the angel, kneel- ing on clouds, holding lilies in left hand and pointing with right to Dove ; above, five cherubs. Sale of M. Rayneval, formerly French Ambassador to Madrid, in 1838 for