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CHRIST one ; background, landscape. Painted about 1665-70 ; sold, with its companion St. John and the Lamb (National Gallery, London), at Comte de la Guiche sale (1771), 12,999 livres ; Marquis de Presle sale (1779); Ro- bit sale (1801), to Sir Simon Clarke, 4,200 ; Sir Simon Clarke sale (1840), the St. John was bought for 2,100 by Lord Ashburton, who gave it to the National Gallery, the Good Shepherd for 3,045 by Baron Roths- child. Engraved by Cooper, Mile. Duclos, J. Heath, J. C. Armytage, C. Virten, It Graves, and others. Repetition : Earl of Wemyss, Gosford Hall, East Lothian, Perthshire. Copy by Grimoux, Duch- ess of Bridgewater (?). Curtis, 185. By Murillo, Comte Hen- ri de Greffuhle, Paris ; can- vas, H. 1 ft 11 in. x 1 ft 4 in. The Saviour, a crook in his left hand, walking front, resting his hand on the head of one of two sheep on his right ; on his left, another sheep run- ning ; background, land- scape. Presented by Queen Isabella to M. Gui- zot for bringing about the marriage of her sister to H. 3 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft 3 in. Christ, on tho steps of the house of Jairus, has his robe touched by a woman, who, when he turns toward her, falls on her knees ; she is sup- ported by two women ; behind them are several sick and lame persons, and behind Christ are several disciples. GoL de Vi- enne, i. PI. 44. CHRIST IN HOUSE OF HIS PAR- ENTS, John Everett Miltaix, Frederick Arthur Beer, London ; canvas. Sometimes called the Carpenter's Shop ; represents Joseph in his shop working with another Christ in House of Jairus, Paolo Veronese, Vienna Muteu the Due de Montpensier ; sold in 1874 for 120,000 fr. Curtis, 186. By Murillo, Madrid Museum ; canvas, H. 4 ft x 3 ft. 3 in. The Saviour, about seven years old, wearing a red tunic and a sheep- skin garment, with ci-ook in hand, seated, his left hand on the back of a lamb ; be- hind him, a rock, a broken cornice, and a fluted column. From Isabel Faniese Col- lection. Repetition : Don Manuel Lopez Cepero, Seville. Etched by Waltner ; litho- graphed by J. Abrial, A. Lemoine, Lafosse. Curtis, 186; Gaz. des B. Arts, Feb., 1875. Madrozo, 473. CHRIST IN HOUSE OF JAIRUS, Paolo Veronese, Vienna Museum ; canvas, half-clad carpenter ; in foreground, Jesus shows to his mother, who kneels to kiss him, a wound in his hand, made by a nail which Elizabeth, who stands in background, reaches forward to pull out with a pair of pincers ; at right, the infant John, with water in a bowl ; in background, left, sheep look in at open door. Painted in 1849 ; ex- hibited at Royal Academy, 1850, inder fol- lowing title: "And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends." (Zech. xiii. 6.) Engraved by Thos. Brown, in Art Journal Art Journal (1850), 175 ; (1883), 92.