WOMAN of Rubens's master, Otto Venius. Said to Lave been painted for family of Van Knyf at Antwerp ; in Collection of Canon Van Knyf, Antwerp, in 1780 ; bought at Henry Hope sale (1816), for 2,000 ; bought in at Leigh Court sale (1884), for 1,785. En- graved by Mile. Simons and Tassaert ; Car- don, in Tresheim's British Gallery ; Brom- ley, in Forster Gallery. Waagen, Treasures, iii. 181 ; Smith, ii. 223. By iSmile Signal, Luxembourg Museum ; canvas, H. 4 ft. 6 in. x 3 f t. 8 in. The woman kneels in contrition at right, at the base of a fluted column, her face buried in her hands ; at left, Christ, standing, indi- cates her with his left hand while turning to speak to her accusers, who are not seen. Salon, 1840. By Tintoretto, Dresden Gallery ; canvas, H. G ft. 2 in. x 11 ft. 8 in. Christ, seated in the Temple, turns towards the left, where the woman, surrounded by her accusers, is standing ; at right, another group, and in the background many people entering through an arched doorway. Painted for the Counts Vidmarie ; afterwards in Prague Gallery, whence obtained in 1748. En- graved by Philip Andrew Kilian. By Titian (?), lately in S. Afra, Brescia ; canvas, half-lengths, life-size. Christ turns to address one of the Pharisees, whilst the woman, surrounded by her accusers, to right, bends before him ; in distance, a grove and a temple ; in foreground, to left, two figures standing, probably portraits of members of the family for whom the picture was painted. Probably by Giulio Campi. Engraved by Sala. Copy in Tadini Collec- tion, Louvre. The original in S. Afra has lately passed into private hands. C. & C., Titian, ii. 437. WOMAN WITH PAN, Rembrandt, Buck- ingham Palace ; canvas, H. 3 ft. 5 in. x 2 ft. 8f in.; signed, dated 1641. A lady seen to knees, with light hair, in a black silk robe attached in front by black ribbons over a yellow bodice, and point lace kerchief and ruffles, a pearl necklace and bracelets, a dia- mond brooch and a tiara, standing at a win- dow, with a splendid fan in her right hand. Bought byNieuwenhuys in Holland in 1814 ; sold to Lord Charles Townsend for 1,000 guineas ; at his sale (1819) purchased for the king at 720 guineas. Engraved by J. P. Quilley. Smith, vii. 164 ; Vossmaer, 460. WONDER, PIETER CHRISTOFFEL, born at Utrecht, Jan. 10, 1780, died at Am- sterdam, July 13, 1852. Genre and por- trait painter ; formed himself by study from life and after the works of famous masters, then in Diisseldorf (1802-1804), where he copied after the antique and the works of Rubens and Van Dyck. After his return he rapidly acquired reputation with portraits and genre scenes treated in the manner of the old Dutch masters, and represented by lamp or candle light. In 1823-31 he lived in London. Gold medal, Amsterdam, 1817 ; member of Amsterdam Academy. Works : The Time (1810), Amsterdam Mu- seum ; Herring Seller, Rotterdam Museum. Immerzeel, iii. 248 ; Kramm, vi. 1884. WOOD, GEORGE B., JR., born in Phila- delphia in 1832. Genre and still-life paint- er, pupil of the Pennsylvania Academy, of which he is a member. Works : Freddy Flechtenstein's Shop ; Early Spring, Interi- or of Mr. Childs's Private Office, G. W. Guilds, Philadelphia ; Philadelphia Library, George Whitney, ib. ; Hunter in Luck ; Summer (1879) ; Interior (1881) ; Chip Gatherer in Dry Dock (1882). WOOD, THOMAS WATERMAN, born in Montpelier, Vt., Nov. 12, 1823. Portrait and genre painter, pupil of Chester Harding in Boston ; studied in Paris in 1858-60, and visited Italy and Switzerland. He painted in Louisville and Nashville before opening a studio in New York in 1867. Elected an A.N.A. in 1869, and N.A. in 1871. Works: Contraband, Recruit, Veteran, Village Post- Office (1867), Charles Stewart Smith, New York ; Every Man his own Doctor, T. B. Clarke, ib.; No Smoking Here !, H. B. Hurl- but, Cleveland ; Quack Doctor (1879) ; 446
