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 By Rubens, Palazzo Pitti, Florence; wood, H. 4 ft. 1 in. × 6 ft. 6 in. A mountainous landscape, with the palace of Alcinoüs at left, and the city of Phæacia at right, near the sea; in the foreground, Ulysses, nude, partly concealed by a bush, imploring aid of Nausicaä, who is passing with several women and attendants, two of whom are taking clothing from a car; above, Minerva, protector of Ulysses, complaining to Jupiter of the persecutions of Neptune. Taken to Paris; returned in 1815. Engraved by Parboni.—Smith, ii. 144; Gal. du Pal. Pitti, i. Pl. 86.

ULYSSES DERIDING POLYPHEMUS, Joseph M. W. Turner, National Gallery, London; canvas, H. 4 ft. 3 in. × 6 ft. 7 in. Ulysses, whose galley is on the point of putting off from the island where Polyphemus dwelt, is deriding the monster, who is sprawling his huge bulk on the top of the cliff, tearing his hair with impotent rage. Close in shore are the remains of the fire where Ulysses and his companions heated the staff with which they put out the one eye of the cyclops. Royal Academy, 1829; Turner Collection. Engraved by E. Goodall.—Hamerton, Life; Cat. Nat. Gal.

ULYSSES, RETURN OF, Primaticcio, Castle Howard, England. Penelope relating to Ulysses what has happened to her during his absence. One of the most important works of the master; the characters are noble, the drawing and modelling correct and careful, but the colouring feeble.—Waagen, Treasures, iii. 322.

UMBRICHT, HONORÉ, born at Obernai, Alsace; contemporary. Genre and portrait painter, pupil of Bonnat, Feyen-Perrin, and Hector Leroux. Medal, 3d class, 1884. Works: Portrait of the Artist, do. of his Mother (1880); St. Sebastian (1881); In the Vosges Mountains (1884); In the Woods in Lorraine (1885); Old Wheelwright (1886).

UNCLE TOBY AND WIDOW WADMAN, Charles Robert Leslie, National Gallery, London; canvas, H. 2 ft. 8 in. × 1 ft. 10 in. The two seated in the sentry-box; Uncle Toby, said to be a portrait of Bannister the comedian, examining the widow's eye. Royal Academy, 1831; replica (1832), South Kensington Museum. Engraved by Danforth; L. Stocks.—Cat. Nat. Gal.; Blackburn, Pictures at S. Kensington; Art Journal (1853), 33.

UNGER, JOHANNA, born in Hanover, March 6, 1837, died in Pisa, Feb. 11, 1871. History and portrait painter, daughter of the etcher William Unger, pupil in Düsseldorf of Karl Sohn and of Rethel, then of Leutze; went to Munich, where she followed the school of Piloty and was also active as a teacher. Works: Sleeping Beauty (1863); Jephthah's Daughter; Two Marys at Christ's Tomb (1864); Joan of Arc; Deborah; Cinderella's Sisters.—Blanckarts, 18.

UNKER-HENNING-LUTZOW, KARL HINDRICK D', born in Stockholm, May 5, 1829, died in Düsseldorf, March 24, 1866. Genre painter, pupil of Düsseldorf Academy under Karl Sohn, then studied in Paris and Amsterdam. Honorary member of Stockholm Academy; Swedish court painter; professor. Gold medal, Amsterdam. Works: Policeman's Report (1857), National Gallery, Berlin; Female Prestidigitator astounding Peasants, Provinzial Museum, Hanover; The Toast; Custom House Office; Circus-Rider's Wardrobe; Waiting Rooms of 1st, 2d, 3d, and 4th Class; Playroom.—Jordan (1885), ii. 54.

UNTERBERGER, CHRISTOPH, born at Cavalese, Tyrol, May 27, 1732, died in Rome, Jan. 25, 1798. German school; history and genre painter, nephew and pupil of Franz (1706-76), and in Vienna of Michael Angelo Unterberger; won first prize in 1753, then studied in Venice and under Cignaroli in Verona; went in 1758 to Rome, where he became a pupil of Raphael Mengs, studied especially after Domenichino and Pietro da Cortona, assisted his master in the decoration of the library in the Vatican, and became one of the most celebrated artists in Rome; employed by Pope Clement XIV. and Prince Borghese. Works: Madonna