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 Formerly in the Imperial Gallery at Prague, whence bought in 1748. Engraved by C. G. Schultze.—Gal. Roy. de Dresde, iii. Pl. 4.

By Guido Reni, Louvre; canvas, H. 2 ft. × 1 ft. 6 in. Head of Christ, crowned with thorns, and surrounded with an aureole; at right, before his shoulder, a reed. Given to Louis XIV. in 1696 by the Commander de Hautefeuille.—Filhol, i. Pl. 53; Villot, Cat. Louvre.

By Guido Reni, National Gallery, London; wood, oval, H. 1 ft. 9-1/2 in. × 1 ft. 4 in. Head of Christ, crowned with thorns. Formerly in Collection of Benjamin West, P.R.A. Bequeathed to National Gallery by Samuel Rogers in 1855. Engraved by William Sharp.

By Murillo, Lord Ashburton, London; canvas, H. 2 ft. 7 in. × 2 ft. Christ, crowned with thorns, wearing a brown robe, looking up, half-length. Purchased in 1815 from General Sebastiani.—Stirling, iii. 1430; Waagen, ii. 102; Curtis, 199.

By Murillo, Cadiz Museum; canvas, H. 2 ft. 8 in. × 2 ft. 2 in. Christ, crowned with thorns, and wrists bound, standing front, half-length; upper part of body naked, lower part draped with red; right hand holds a reed. Presented to Capuchin Convent, Cadiz, in 1730, by Doña Catalina Rodriguez; deposited in Museum in 1852. Repetitions, with changes: Mrs. Thomas Birchall, Preston, Lancashire; Robert Baillie-Hamilton, Langton House, Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland; William C. Cartwright, Aynhoe, Northamptonshire.—Ponz, Viage, xvii. 339; C. Bermudez, ii. 62; Curtis, 197.

By Murillo, Madrid Museum; canvas, H. 1 ft. 9 in. × 1 ft. 4 in. Bust, three quarters right, looking down; heavy dark hair and beard, crowned with thorns, purple robe. Companion to Mater Dolorosa, Madrid Museum. From Isabel Farnese Collection.—Curtis, 198; Madrazo, 487.

By Murillo; called The Veronica, original lost? On a napkin, suspended by two upper corners, which are formed into rosettes, is the face of Christ, crowned with thorns, the eyes downcast, the beard short, and the hair falling below the chin. Called La Santa Faz (The Holy Face); formerly in Capuchin Convent, Seville, whence disappeared, in what way is unknown.—Repetitions: Lord Overstone, London; A. J. Beresford-Hope, London.—Curtis, 198.

By Il Sodoma, Palazzo Pitti, Florence; wood, H. 2 ft. × 1 ft. 6 in. Christ, half-length, crowned with thorns, and hands bound with a rope; behind, three executioners. Engraved by I. Bonajuti.—Gal. du Pal. Pitti, ii. Pl. 80.

By Il Sodoma, Siena Academy; fresco, H. 3 ft. 3 in. × 4 ft. 4 in. Christ, crowned with thorns and bound to the column. Formerly in cloister of Convent of S. Francesco; cut from wall in 1841.

By Lo Spagna, National Gallery, London; wood, H. 1 ft. 3 in. × 1 ft. Christ crowned with thorns, presented by Pilate to the people.—Nat. Gal. Cat.

By Tintoretto, Munich Gallery; copper, H. 1 ft. 3 in. × 1 ft. Christ sitting, crowned with thorns, holding in his bound hands the reed sceptre, aided by an officer; in background, Pilate.

By Tintoretto, Scuola di S. Rocco, Venice; canvas. Christ lies fainting on the ground, with a soldier standing beside him; on the other side, Pilate withdraws the robe from the scourged body and points it out to the Jews. In treatment, resembles Titian more than Tintoretto.—Ruskin, Stones of Venice, iii. 352.

By Titian, Madrid Museum; slate, H. 2 ft. 3 in. × 1 ft. 9-1/2 in.; signed. Figure, half-length, turned to the right; arms bound in front of body; head bent, and blood drops from punctures of the crown of thorns. Painted in 1547 for Charles V., and carried by Titian to Augsburg; at Yuste at time of Emperor's death. A copy, given by Titian to Aretino, is perhaps the one of the Averoldi collection, Brescia, now in gallery of Duc d'Aumale; exhibited at Leeds in 1868 and in Paris in 1874.—C. & C., Titian, ii. 160.

By Titian, Scuola di S. Rocco, Venice;