Rossi.—C. & C., Italy, ii. 333; Vasari, ed. Mil., ii. 630.
By Bernardino Luini, Brera, Milan; wood, H. 2 ft. 4 in. × 2 ft. The Virgin, seen to knees, seated, with Jesus in her lap; background, a trelliswork with roses. Group finely conceived; great smoothness of finish. Bought from Convent of the Certosa, near Pavia, by Signor G. Bianchi, from whom acquired in 1825.—Brera Cat.
By Andrea Mantegna, Uffizi, Florence; canvas, small figures. The Virgin, sitting on a stone, with Jesus asleep on her lap; background, a rock tunnelled by quarry-*men, a road with shepherds and their flocks, and a castle on a distant hill. Painted about 1489. A beautiful little picture.—C. & C., N. Italy, i. 403.
By Murillo, Dresden Gallery; canvas, H. 5 ft. 6 in. × 3 ft. 9 in. The Virgin, seated on a stone bench, holds Jesus on her lap; his head rests on his hand, which is on her breast. By tradition, the Virgin is a portrait of Doña Maria de Leganés, an ancestress of the Counts of Altamira. Engraved by A. Semmler, D. J. Pound, F. Seiffert.—Curtis, 151; Gal. roy. de Dresde; Bilder Brevier, 1858.
By Murillo, Palazzo Pitti, Florence; canvas, H. 5 ft. × 3 ft. 5 in. The Virgin, full-*length, seated on a stone bench, holds Jesus, standing with both feet on her lap. Engraved by G. Ballero, L. Martelli, A. Perfetti, M. Steinla; lithographed by Prat, Nap. Thomas.—Curtis, 153; Gal. du Pal. Pitti.
By Murillo, Hague Museum; canvas, H. 6 ft. 3 in. × 4 ft. 6 in. The Virgin, seated on clouds, supports Jesus on her left knee. Formerly in monastery at Ypres; bought by William I. in Antwerp. Engraved by J. Bemme in the Recueil Steengracht, No. 95. Lithographed by V. Peemans, in reverse; F. B. Waanders in Kunstkronijk of 1847.—Curtis, 150; Musée royal à la Haye; De Stuers, 288.
By Murillo, Duke of Bedford, London; canvas, H. 3 ft. 3 in. × 2 ft. 5 in. The Virgin, in lilac robe, blue mantle, and brown scarf, seated, holds the Child on her lap; her cheek touches his head, which rests on her left shoulder; his left hand rests on the bosom of her dress. Calonne sale (1795), 205 guineas; Bryan sale (1798), to H. Hope, £304. Repetitions: Comtesse Robert de Pourtalès, Paris; Henry Mason, New York; Aguado sale (1843), 2,460 francs. Old copy in S. Isidoro, Seville.—Curtis, 157.
By Murillo, Lord Overstone, London; canvas, H. 5 ft. 4 in. × 3 ft. 7 in. The Virgin, seated on a stone bench, three quarters right, tenderly looks at Jesus, who is seated on her lap, looking front, with both hands on the neck of her dress. Formerly an altarpiece in house of Marqués de Santiago, Madrid, where considered finest small picture of the master; carried to England in 1809 by Mr. Wallis, and sold to Lord Berwick for $2,500; sold at Lord Berwick sale in 1825; bought by Lord Overstone in 1832.—Palomino, iii. 421; Buchanan, Memoirs, ii. 221; Curtis, 154.
By Murillo, Lord Overstone, Lockinge, Berkshire, England; canvas, arched, H. 7 ft. 7 in. × 5 ft. 4 in. The Virgin, in crimson robe, blue mantle, and light blue veil on head, standing on clouds, in a glory of cherubs, with the Child on her right arm. Altarpiece of a church in Seville, whence taken by Soult. Before it left Spain, thieves cut out the centre part, containing the Virgin (half-length) and Child, which was sold in England to Mr. Gray of Harringhay House, from whom Lord Overstone acquired it. Soult took mutilated remainder to Paris, where centre was replaced by a copy by Lejeune. At Soult sale (1852) the picture, then called La Vierge Coupée, was bid in at 5,000 francs. In 1885 Lord Overstone purchased it of Soult's heirs, and the two parts were skilfully reunited after a separation of more than forty years. Considered by Wornum one of the most beautiful of Murillo's pictures of this class. Engraved by Leroux; lithographed by Maggi, in reverse. Lord Overstone owns also a study
