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 By Murillo, Louvre; canvas, H. 7 ft. 11 in. × 6 ft. 3 in. The Virgin, seated on a hillock, holds Jesus standing in her lap; he receives a reed cross from St. John, who stands beside them, supported by St. Elizabeth, kneeling; above, the Father and the Dove, surrounded by cherubs; in foreground, a lamb. Sometimes called Vierge de Seville. Painted about 1670; in Collection of Louis XVI.; valued, inventory of 1816, 60,000 fr. Engraved by Boilly, Allais; lithographed by Weber, A. Demoine, A. Bry, A. Maurin, and others.—Ch. Blanc, École espagnole; Curtis, 180.

Holy Family, Murillo, Louvre.

By Murillo, Metropolitan Museum, New York; canvas, 6 ft. 8 in. × 5 ft. 1 in. The Virgin, seated, on right, extends her hands to receive the Child, whom St. Joseph, standing, holds towards her; at left of Virgin, a white dog lying on floor beside a basket of linen; at left, a curtain. Bought about 1835 by Joshua Coit from Convent of Buena Muerte, Peru; sold in 1843 to Henry Brevoort, New York, for $1,200; presented to Museum in 1874 by John Jacob Astor Bristed.—Curtis, 174.

By Murillo, formerly at Leigh Court, Somerset; canvas, H. 3 ft. 6 in. × 3 ft. 2 in. The Virgin sitting, with Jesus asleep on her lap; on right, St. Joseph standing under a tree; both look at the Child. Calonne sale (1795), £535 10s.; Henry Hope sale (1816), £320 5s.; Leigh Court sale (1884), to Messrs. Agnew, London, for £3,150. Engraved by J. Heath.—Curtis, 174; British Gallery of Engraving (London, 1807); Waagen, Treasures, iii. 184.

By Murillo, National Gallery, London; canvas, H. 9 ft. 6 in. × 6 ft. 10 in. Infant Jesus, standing on a ruined column in centre, gives one hand to Virgin, seated on his right, the other to St. Joseph, who kneels on his left, holding lilies; above, the Father and the Dove, with three cherubs on each side. Formerly belonged to Marqués del Pedroso; taken to England about 1810; bought for National Gallery, in 1837, from T. B. H. Owen, with Brazen Serpent of Rubens, for £7,356. Engraved by Bridoux; C. McRae, the Father omitted.—Palomino, iii. 422; C. Bermudez, iv. 278; Buchanan, Memoirs, ii. 202; Edin. Review (No. 173), 208; Curtis, 170.

By Murillo, Duke of Rutland, Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire; canvas, figures life-size. The Virgin, seated, holding Jesus, who is embraced by infant St. John standing before them; behind, St. Joseph standing; on right, a lamb; background, landscape. Carried to England about 1729 by Colonel William Stanhope (Lord Harrington), on returning from his embassy to Spain. Considered by Waagen "one of the finest by the master in all England."—Waagen, Treasures, iii. 402; Curtis, 178.

By Parmigianino, Louvre; wood, H. 1 ft. 4 in. × 1 ft. 1 in. The Virgin, seated in a rocky landscape, with Jesus on her knees; the latter embraces the infant St. John, who is standing on a cradle; behind, to right,