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 them followed by a dog; above, a choir of angels. One of Mengs's best works. Collection of Charles III. Engraved by Raphael Morghen.—Réveil, xiii. 928.

By Murillo, Hermitage, St. Petersburg; canvas, H. 6 ft. 5 in. × 4 ft. 10 in. On left, Jesus lying naked on a crib, the Virgin, at his feet, holding up the linen that covers him; behind her, St. Joseph standing; in front, a kneeling shepherd near a lamb; beyond him, an old woman, and behind her, on right, two shepherds, one with a staff; above the Child, the heads of an ox and an ass. First manner. From Houghton Gallery; appraised at £600. Engraved by V. Green. Sketch in Hermitage.—Curtis, 165; Houghton Gallery, i. Pl. 24; Hermitage, Cat., 128.

By Murillo, Madrid Museum canvas, H. 6 ft. 1 in. × 7 ft. 6 in. The Virgin, kneeling on left behind the crib, holds the head of Jesus on her right arm, and raises with left the linen that covers him; behind, St. Joseph leaning on his staff; in front, a shepherd kneeling in adoration; two fowls on ground before him; at right, a woman with a basket of eggs, and a man leading a lamb by a rope; in background, ruins of a temple. Second manner. Taken to Paris by French, returned in 1816 and placed in Academy of S. Fernando, whence transferred in 1829 to Museum. Engraved by Huvert; lithographed by P. F. Feillet.—Curtis, 165; Madrazo, 469.

By Murillo, Seville Museum; canvas, H. 9 ft. × 6 ft. The Virgin, seated on right, holds the head of the Child, who lies on a box filled with straw; she raises the linen and shows him to the kneeling shepherds; behind them, on left, a young woman with a basket of eggs thrusts a child forward into the scene; in centre, behind the crib, St. Joseph standing, leaning on his staff; above, two cherubs. Painted about 1676 for Capuchin Church, Seville. Repetition, reversed, Vatican, Rome.—Curtis, 164.

By Nicolas Poussin, Munich Gallery; canvas, H. 3 ft. 3 in. × 4 ft. 4 in. The Virgin seated in a stable, in which animals are feeding, holding in her lap the Infant, before whom four shepherds are prostrating themselves; behind the group, St. Joseph, standing. Painted in 1653 for M. de Maucroy, intendant of finances; passed thence to M. Boisfranc and to the Manheim Gallery, from which it was procured by the King of Bavaria. Engraved by John Pesne; lithographed (1818) by N. Müxel.—Réveil, xiii. 888.

Adoration of Shepherds, Nicolas Poussin, Munich Gallery.

By Rembrandt, National Gallery, London; canvas, H. 2 ft. 1 in. × 1 ft. 10 in.; signed, dated 1646. Interior of a stable; at right, the Virgin sitting near Jesus, who is lying in a cradle; on her right, St. Joseph, standing; two shepherds, kneeling, and near them two women and a child, a man with a lantern, a boy with a dog; in background, other figures and cattle. Collection of Mme. Bandeville (1786), 3,000 francs; Collection of M. Tolozan (1801), 10,000 francs;