Part 4

384. Study from Nature--Trees and Rocks upright. (16½X21.) _A. B. Durand._

Presented by Mrs. Lucy M. Durand Woodman, November 12, 1907.

385. Trees. Pencil Sketch. (22¾X16¾.) _A. B. Durand._

Presented by Mrs. Lucy M. Durand Woodman, November 12, 1907.

386. Ariadne--Enlarged copy for study. (87½X70.) _A. B. Durand._

From the original of JOHN VANDERLYN.

Presented by Mrs. Lucy M. Durand Woodman, November 12, 1907.

387. Landscape. (30X22½.) _J. W. Casilear._

Presented by Mrs. Lucy M. Durand Woodman, November 12, 1907.

388. A Dream of Arcadia. (11½X13¾.) _Thomas Cole._

Presented by Mrs. Lucy M. Durand Woodman, November 12, 1907.

389. Dutch Singers. (25½X19½.)

Presented by Mrs. Lucy M. Durand Woodman, November 12, 1907.

390. Portrait of George Bruce, (1781-1866.) (29X36.) _Daniel Huntington._

Bequest of Matilda Wolfe Bruce, 1908.

391. Escape of the Constitution. (25X36.) _Thomas Birch._

Bequest of Matilda Wolfe Bruce, 1908.

392. Portrait of David Leavitt. (29X36.) _J. B. Flagg._

Painted, 1872.

Presented by Mrs. James M. Lincoln, January 5, 1908.

393. Portrait of John B. Hall. (25X30.) Oval. _H. Inman._

Painted, 1839.

Presented by the Misses Helen L. and Evelina S. Hale, January 5, 1908.

394. Portrait of Mrs. John B. Hall. (25X30.) Oval. _H. Inman._

Presented by the Misses Helen L. and Evelina S. Hale, January 5, 1908.

395. Portrait of Francis A. Hall. (13½X15½.) Oval.

Presented by the Misses Helen L. and Evelina S. Hale, January 5, 1908.

396. Portrait of George Carpenter. (25X30.)

Presented by the Misses Helen L. and Evelina S. Hale, January 5, 1908.

397. Portrait of Mrs. Maria Carpenter. (25X30.)

Presented by the Misses Helen L. and Evelina S. Hale, January 5, 1908.

398. Original Sepia of New York, 1852. (51X29.) _J. W. Hill._

From which the View of New York in 1855 was engraved by C. Mottram and published by G. W. Smith.

Presented by Daniel Parish, Jr., January 5, 1908.

399. Portrait of a young man--DePeyster Family. (41X50.)

Painted in Flanders and brought to this country by Johannes DePeyster.

Bequest of Catherine Augusta DePeyster, 1908.

400. Portrait of a young lady--DePeyster Family. (41X50.)

Painted in Flanders and brought to this country by Johannes DePeyster.

Bequest of Catherine Augusta DePeyster, 1908.

401. Portrait of a member of the DePeyster Family. (41X50.)

Painted in Flanders and brought to this country by Johannes DePeyster.

Bequest of Catherine Augusta DePeyster, 1908.

402. Portrait of Col. James DePeyster, (1726-1799.) (46X61.) _Gerard Beekman DePeyster._

Bequest of Catherine Augusta DePeyster, 1908.

403. Portrait of Abraham DePeyster (1753-.) (22X27.) _Gerard Beekman DePeyster._

Son of James DePeyster.

Bequest of Catherine Augusta DePeyster, 1908.

404. Portrait of Mrs. William Axtell. (40X50.)

Daughter of Abraham DePeyster, 1st.

Bequest of Catherine Augusta DePeyster, 1908.

405. Portrait of John Livingston, (1714-1788.) (25X30.)

Son of Philip Livingston, 1st.

Bequest of Catherine Augusta DePeyster, 1908.

406. Portrait of Mrs. John Livingston, (1724-.) (25X30.)

Née Catharine DePeyster.

Bequest of Catherine Augusta DePeyster, 1908.

407. Portrait of William Axtell DePeyster. (16½X20½.) Oval.

Bequest of Catherine Augusta DePeyster, 1908.

408. Portrait of William Axtell DePeyster. (10X12.) Oval.

Bequest of Catherine Augusta DePeyster, 1908.

409. Portrait of Mrs. William Axtell DePeyster, (1800-.) (10X12.) Oval.

Née Mary Beekman.

Bequest of Catherine Augusta DePeyster, 1908.

410. Portrait of Mrs. William Axtell DePeyster. (8X10.) Oval.

Bequest of Catherine Augusta DePeyster, 1908.

411. Portrait of Stephen Van Cortlandt. (7X8½.)

Bequest of Catherine Augusta DePeyster, 1908.

412. Portrait of Mrs. Stephen Van Cortlandt. (7X8½.)

Née Jane Beekman.

Bequest of Catherine Augusta DePeyster, 1908.

413. Portrait. (Unknown figures.) (26X32.)

Bequest of Catherine Augusta DePeyster, 1908.

414. Portrait of a Navigator. (Unknown.) (26X32.)

Bequest of Catherine Augusta DePeyster, 1908.

415. Portrait of Benjamin West, (1738-1820.) (20X24.) Oval. _Abraham Delanoy, Jr._

Painted, 1776.

Bequest of Catherine Augusta DePeyster, 1908.

416. Landscape. (2½X3½.)

Bequest of Catherine Augusta DePeyster, 1908.

417. Portrait of Mary DePeyster McKnight, (1832-.) Miniature.

Bequest of Catherine Augusta DePeyster, 1908.

418. Portrait of Elizabeth Van Rensselaer DePeyster. Miniature.

Bequest of Catherine Augusta DePeyster, 1908.

419. Portrait of Catherine Augusta DePeyster. Miniature.

Founder of the "William Axtell DePeyster and Mary Beekman DePeyster Memorial Fund" of the Society.

Bequest of Catherine Augusta DePeyster, 1908.

420. Portrait of John Divine Jones, (1814-1895.) (52X60.) _Daniel Huntington._

Founder of the John Divine Jones Fund of the Society.

Presented by Louisa F. J. Thorn, in the name of Mrs. John Divine Jones, February 2, 1909.

421. Common Meadow Vole and Rice Field Mouse. (28X22½.) _J. J. Audubon._

Presented by Archer Milton Huntington, February 2, 1909.

422. Portrait of John Watts DePeyster, (1821-1908.) (34X48.) _E. S. Jacquin._

Painted, 1907.

Presented by Mrs. Howard Townsend Martin, April 6, 1909.

423. Portrait of the Lincoln Family. (37X26.) _Frank B. Carpenter._

Presented by Warren C. Crane, April 6, 1909.

424. View of Donner Lake, California. (120X72.) _Albert Bierstadt._

Presented by Archer Milton Huntington, October 5, 1909.

425. Portrait of Matthais Bloodgood, (1803-1890.) (23½X20.) Oval.

Presented by the family of Matthais Bloodgood, October 5, 1909.

426. Portrait of Mrs. Matthais Bloodgood (Maria Ackerman). (23½X20.)

Presented by the family of Matthais Bloodgood, October 5, 1909.

427. Portrait of John Lawrance, (1750-1810.) (25½X33.)

Presented by Anna McWhorter Thomas in the name of George C. McWhorter, 1909.

428. Portrait of John Lawrance, (1750-1810.) (Copy.) (24½X31½.)

Presented by Anna McWhorter Thomas in the name of George C. McWhorter, 1909.

429. Portrait of a Lady. (Unknown.) (26X33½.)

Presented by Anna McWhorter Thomas in the name of George C. McWhorter, 1909.

430. Portrait of John Alsop, (1724-1794.) (26X30.)

Member of the Continental Congress from New York, 1774-1776.

Bequest of Mary Rhinelander King, 1909.

431. Portrait of John Alsop King, (1816-1900.) (20½X25.) _Trumbull._

Painted about 1830.

Bequest of Mary Rhinelander King, 1909.

432. The Genius of Painting. (29X29.) _Romanelli._

Bequest of Mary Rhinelander King, 1909.

433. Racing Horse "Eclipse." (30X25.) _E. Troye._

Painted 1834.

Bequest of Mary Rhinelander King, 1909.

434. Racing Horse "Sir Henry." (30X25.) _E. Troye._

Painted 1834.

Bequest of Mary Rhinelander King, 1909.

435. Landscape with Figures. (30½X38.) _Pannini._

Bequest of Mary Rhinelander King, 1909.

436. Little Boys Reaping--Gray and White. (59X24.)

Bequest of Mary Rhinelander King, 1909.

437. Portrait of George Washington, (1732-1799.) (5X4.) _W. Grimaldi._

Painted for Rufus King.

Bequest of Mary Rhinelander King, 1909.

438. Portrait of Matilda Hoffman, (1791-1809.) (Miniature.)

Bequest of Mary Rhinelander King, 1909.

439. Portrait of Edward Bement, (1795-1866.) (Miniature.)

Presented by his son, Edward Bement, February 8, 1910.

440. Autumn Woods. (54X84.) _Albert Bierstadt._

Presented by Mrs. Albert Bierstadt, March 1, 1910.

441. Marine View. (60X94.) _T. Gudin._

Presented by Mrs. Albert Bierstadt, March 1, 1910.

442. Bowling Green, New York, 1860. (33X48.) _David Johnson._

Purchased by the Society, 1910.

443. View of Upper New York from the East River. (28X40.)

Presented by Samuel V. Hoffman, May 3, 1910.

444. New York City from Weehawken. (32X23½.) _N. Calyo._

Presented by Samuel V. Hoffman, May 3, 1910.

445. Fire of 1835. New York as seen from the Bay with Castle William in the Foreground. (20½X30.)

Presented by Samuel V. Hoffman, May 3, 1910.

446. View of New York from the Navy Yard, Brooklyn. (20X29.)

Presented by Samuel V. Hoffman, May 3, 1910.

447. Broadway at Grand Street, looking north, 1852. (21X17.)

Presented by Samuel V. Hoffman, May 3, 1910.

448. Portrait of Morgan Lewis, (1754-1844.) (29X36.) _Charles C. Curran._

President of the Society, 1832-1835.

From the original by JAMES HERRING.

Presented by Maturin Livingston Delafield and John Ross Delafield, June 7, 1910.

449. Portrait of Mrs. Horatio Gates (Elizabeth Phillips). (2¾X2¾.) (Miniature.)

Presented by John Austin Stevens, June 7, 1910.

450. Castle Garden, New York City, 1845. (28½X38½.)

Presented by Samuel V. Hoffman, October 4, 1910.

451. Portrait of Peter Bryant, M.D., (4½X3.) (Miniature.)

Father of William Cullen Bryant.

Presented by Anna Fairchild, November 1, 1910.

452. Portrait of Mrs. Peter Bryant, (3½X3¼.) (Miniature.)

Mother of William Cullen Bryant.

Presented by Anna Fairchild, November 1, 1910.

453. Cameo Head and Bust of William Cullen Bryant, (1794-1878.) (1¾X1½.)

Presented by Anna Fairchild, November 1, 1910.

454. Portrait of William Cullen Bryant, (1794-1878.) (4¼X4½.) (Miniature.)

Painted, 1819.

Foreign Corresponding Secretary of the Society, 1871-1872, and First Vice President, 1873-1878.

Presented by Anna Fairchild, November 1, 1910.

455. Portrait of Mrs. William Cullen Bryant, (1797-1865.) (2¾X3¼.) (Miniature.)

Presented by Anna Fairchild, November 1, 1910.

456. Portrait of Julia S. Bryant. (3X3¾.) (Miniature.)

Daughter of William Cullen Bryant.

Presented by Anna Fairchild, November 1, 1910.

457. Portrait of William Gilliland, (1734-1796.) (25X30.) _Ralph Earle._

Painted, 1789.

Bequest of Charlotte E. Draper, 1910.

458. Portrait of David Hosack, M.D., (1769-1835.) (30X36.) _Augustus G. Heaton._

From the original by THOMAS SULLY.

Corresponding Secretary of the Society, 1814-1816; Second Vice President, 1817; First Vice President, 1818; President, 1820-1827.

Presented by the Artist, November 1, 1910.

459. Portrait of George Washington, (1732-1799.) (35½X29.) _Rembrandt Peale._

Bequest of Carolina Phelps Stokes, 1910.

460. Portrait of Martha Washington, (1732-1802.) (35½X29.) _Rembrandt Peale._

Bequest of Carolina Phelps Stokes, 1910.

461. Portrait of Commodore John H. Graham, (1794-1878.) (29X36.) _William H. Powell._

Bequest of Cornelia Graham Brett, 1911.

462. Portrait of Mrs. John H. Graham (née Milledoler). (36X29.) _William H. Powell._

Painted, 1839.

Presented by Mrs. Herman Von Wechlinger Schulte, April 4, 1911.

463. Portrait of Jean Lazare Vaché, (1762-1833.) (Miniature.)

Presented by his great-granddaughter, Isabella Vaché Cox, May 2, 1911.

464. Portrait of Maria Anne Vaché, (1769-1835.) (Miniature), on tortoise shell snuff box.

Presented by her great-granddaughter, Isabella Vaché Cox, May 2, 1911.

465. Portrait of John B. Vaché, (1792-1813.) (Miniature.)

Presented by his grand-niece, Isabella Vaché Cox, May 2, 1911.

466. Portrait of Jedediah Vincent Huntington, (1815-1862.) (25X30.) _Daniel Huntington._

Presented by his nephew, Charles R. Huntington, November 14, 1911.

467. Portrait of Henry Aaron Burr. (36½X29¼.)

Presented by Mrs. Cornelius H. Van Ness, February 6, 1912.

468. Portrait of Mrs. Henry Aaron Burr. (36½X29½.)

Presented by Mrs. Cornelius H. Van Ness, February 6, 1912.

469. Portrait of Emma Louisa Burr. (37X30.)

Presented by Mrs. Cornelius H. Van Ness, February 6, 1912.

470. Portrait of Henry Burr. (24½X18½.)

Presented by Mrs. Cornelius H. Van Ness, February 6, 1912.

471. Portrait of Julia Malvina Anderson. (2¾X2½.) _Alex. Anderson._

Painted, 1820.

Presented by her daughter, Miss Mary E. Halsey, October 1, 1912.

472. Portrait of Franklin Pierce, (1804-1869.) (22X27.)

Fourteenth President of the United States.

Presented by Mrs. Frances M. Gibson, November 12, 1912.

473. Portrait of Benjamin B. Sherman, (1811-1885.) (25X30.) _George Gerhard._

Painted, 1885.

Treasurer of the Society, 1878-1884.

Presented, May, 1913, by his son, Charles A. Sherman.

474. Landscape. (14X23¼.) _John F. Kensett._

Bequest of the late Kate Warner, 1914.

475. The Cavalier's Return. (30X28½.) _R. C. Woodville._

Bequest of the late Kate Warner, 1914.

476. Children in Storm. (35X25.)

Bequest of the late Kate Warner, 1914.

477. Portrait of a Welsh Prince. (44X32.)

Bequest of the late Kate Warner, 1914.

478. View of Blackwell's Island, East River. (30X25.) _F. F. Palmer._

Presented by Daniel Parish, Jr., April 7, 1914.

479. Portrait of William Darlington, M.D., (1782-1863.) (6½X9.) Oval. _Jacob Eichholz._

Painted at Lancaster, Pa., October, 1810.

Presented by Daniel Parish, Jr., April 7, 1914.

480. Portrait of Charles U. Combes. (14X17.) Water Color. _David E. Cronin._

Painted, 1891.

Sergeant 1st New York Mounted Rifles.

Presented by Daniel Parish, Jr., April 7, 1914.

481. Fight Between Union and Confederate Cavalrymen. (11X17.) Water Color. _David E. Cronin._

Presented by Daniel Parish, Jr., April 7, 1914.

482. Fugitive Slaves in the Dismal Swamp, Va. (17X14.) Water Color. _David E. Cronin._

Presented by Daniel Parish, Jr., April 7, 1914.

483. Portrait of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, (1813-1887.) (24X19.) (Crayon.)

Presented by John H. Johnston, April 7, 1915.

484. Portrait of General Ebenezer Stevens, (1751-1823.) (36X27½.)

Presented from the estate of Byam Kerby Stevens, in accordance with his wishes, April 30, 1915.

485. Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Va., Oct. 19, 1781. (40½X60.) _Marietta Minnigerode._

Painted in 1893.

Copied from the original by TRUMBULL.

Presented from the estate of Byam Kerby Stevens, in accordance with his wishes, April 30, 1915.

486. Portrait of Rev. Lazare Bayard. (45½X33.)

Father-in-law of Gov. Peter Stuyvesant.

Bequest of Cora V. R. Catlin, 1915, in the name of her brother, the late N. W. Stuyvesant Catlin, great-great-great-grandson of Governor Stuyvesant.

487. Portrait of Mrs. Lazare Bayard (Judith DeVos.) (45½X33.)

Mother-in-law of Gov. Peter Stuyvesant.

Bequest of Cora V. R. Catlin, 1915, in the name of her brother, the late N. W. Stuyvesant Catlin, great-great-great-grandson of Governor Stuyvesant.

488. Bayard Homestead at Alphen, Holland, with Portraits of Samuel Bayard and Anna Stuyvesant, his wife; sister of Gov. Stuyvesant. (36X47½.)

Bequest of Cora V. R. Catlin, 1915, in the name of her brother, the late N. W. Stuyvesant Catlin, great-great-great-grandson of Governor Stuyvesant.

The above three paintings were brought over by Governor Stuyvesant in 1647.

THE BRYAN COLLECTION

THOMAS J. BRYAN

Thomas Jefferson Bryan was the son of Guy Bryan and Martha Matlock, his wife. He was born at "Spring Hill," Philadelphia, Pa., about 1800, and died at sea, May 14, 1870, on board the French steamship "Lafayette," while on his way to New York, four days out from Havre, France.

Mr. Bryan graduated at Harvard University in 1823 and studied law, but he never practiced his profession, as he had an adequate inheritance.

Much of his time was given to foreign travels in forming a valuable collection of paintings. For a time this collection, known as the Bryan Gallery of Christian Art, was displayed on the walls of a spacious room in a house on the corner of Broadway and Thirteenth Street, where an admission fee of twenty-five cents was charged to view the paintings, Mr. Bryan himself being the custodian in charge. He next deposited them in the Cooper Union, and in 1867 he deeded the entire collection to the New York Historical Society, which he catalogued, arranged and added to from time to time until his death in 1870.

THE BRYAN COLLECTION

BYZANTINE SCHOOL

NO. SUBJECTS OF PAINTINGS. ARTISTS.

B-1. Virgin and Child. (15X13.)

The Virgin, clothed in a rich crimson drapery which covers the head, holds the infant CHRIST on her right arm. The child has a gilt globe in his hand. Over his head is seen the date of the picture, MXC. It was brought from the East by the celebrated artist, PAPETI, who was sent to Greece by the French Government.

(_Bryan Collection._)

B-2. Triptique. (8X20½.)

A very remarkable and elaborate work; and of the highest interest in the history of art.

(_Bryan Collection._)

ITALIAN SCHOOL

B-3. A Virgin and Child, with four Saints. (77½X39½.) _Guido of Siena._

This picture is in perfect condition, and is from the renowned collection of M. Artaud de Montor, in the account of which it was engraved. It is described in the work of Gault de St. Germain (p. 51).

(_Bryan Collection._)

B-4. Virgin and Child, with Saints. (17X9.) Oval Top. _Cimabue._

From the De Montor collection--engraved.

(_Bryan Collection._)

B-5. Knights at a Tournament. (24X24.) Round. _Giotto di Bondone._

The frame is as ancient as the picture itself, of which it forms a part. It bears the arms of the Medici family. From the De Montor collection--engraved.

(_Bryan Collection._)

B-6. Virgin and Child. (12½X8½.) _Simone Memmi._

The head of the Virgin presents the same type as that exhibited in the portrait of PETRARCH'S LAURA, painted by MEMMI, which is in the Library of the Vatican. From the De Montor collection--engraved.

(_Bryan Collection._)

B-7. The Last Judgment. (12½X8½.) _Simone Memmi._

"CHRIST, with the cruciform halo, and the elliptical aureola, bordered with cherubim, appears in the heavens. Above, two angels, strangely enough colored entirely blue, sound the trumpet; below, the Virgin and ST. JOHN kneel upon the ground, from which rises the cross, on which two angels are looking. On the left, the elect, wearing crowns of gold, mount towards the sky, under the protection of a pitying spirit; on the right, the damned, covered with blood, are delivered to the demons by a minister of divine vengeance. JESUS himself wears a terrible expression. MICHAEL ANGELO is, therefore, not the first to have given him this menacing aspect. The general color of the picture pleases the eye by its extreme fineness: the Virgin and ST. JOHN by the beauty of their types." To this just and graphic description from the pen of M. Michiels, which appeared in the _Gazette de France_, it is needless to add anything more. From the De Montor collection.

(_Bryan Collection._)

B-8. The Crucifixion. (8X21.) _Taddeo Gaddi._

From the De Montor collection.

(_Bryan Collection._)

B-9. St. Jerome, St. Dominic, and St. Francis of Assisi. (15X10.) Oval Top. _Taddeo Gaddi._

The three Saints stand side by side. There is dignity in the attitudes and the draperies, and harmony in the color of this picture. From the De Montor collection.

(_Bryan Collection._)

B-10. Two Wings of a Tabernacle. (19X8½.) _Lorenzo il Monaco._

From the De Montor collection.

(_Bryan Collection._)

B-11. A Tabernacle. (24X22.) _Giottino._

From the De Montor collection.

(_Bryan Collection._)

B-12. St. Anthony. (12X9½.) Triangle. _Giottino._

From the De Montor collection.

(_Bryan Collection._)

B-13. St. Dominic. (12X9½.) Triangle. _Giottino._

From the De Montor collection.

(_Bryan Collection._)

B-14. Crucifixion. (Half of a Triptique.) (14X10.) _Buonamico Buffalmacco._

From the De Montor collection.

(_Bryan Collection._)

B-15. A Tabernacle. (21X20.) _Buonamico Buffalmacco._

From the De Montor collection.

(_Bryan Collection._)

SCHOOL OF THE TWELFTH CENTURY

B-16. A Tabernacle. (20½X18.)

The carved arabesque work indicates the period of this picture, which has been much injured by the hand of time.

From the De Montor collection.

(_Bryan Collection._)

ANCIENT VENETIAN SCHOOL

B-17. Virgin adoring the Infant Jesus. (18½X11.)

The Virgin kneels before her Divine Son. Around are angels, and behind her is JOSEPH. Above is a company of angels; and, in the distant sky, one is seen appearing to the shepherds. The infant has a crimson, cruciform aureola. In this rudely-drawn picture the future glory of the Venetian School, its gorgeous color, is plainly indicated.

(_Bryan Collection._)

B-18. The Birth of John the Baptist. (24X24.) _Uccello._

From the De Montor collection.

(_Bryan Collection._)

B-19. Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane. (3½X3½.) _Castagno._

From the De Montor collection.

(_Bryan Collection._)

B-20. Triumph of Julius Cæsar. (16X60½.) _Antonio Dello._

From the De Montor collection.

(_Bryan Collection._)

B-21. The Crucifixion. (15X11.) _Botticelli._

From the De Montor collection.

(_Bryan Collection._)

B-22. Adoration of the Infant Christ. (79½X5½.) _Perugino._ [_Macrino d'Alba._]

The Virgin MARY, ST. JOHN the Baptist, ST. JEROME, ST. JOSEPH, ST. MICHAEL, and the Pope JULIUS II., are kneeling before the divine infant. Three small Angels, also kneeling, carry the nails and the Cross, emblems of the torture which the new-born should suffer. The CHRIST bears a striking resemblance to that of the little JESUS, so much admired, in a painting of the same artist, now placed in the Louvre, after having decorated the gallery of the King of Holland. ST. MICHAEL strikes the beholder by his noble air and his martial type. The head is evidently the portrait of GASTON DE FOIX, the model of the chivalry of the day. ST. JOHN is the lean prophet of the desert, the ascetic, and the eater of locusts and wild honey. At the top of the picture, three Angels play upon different instruments. In the background are seen the Capitol, the image of Roman power, and the vast ruins of the Coliseum. The head of JOSEPH, who stands behind ST. JOHN, must strike the considerate observer by its close resemblance to the type of JOSEPH which we find in the Holy Families of RAPHAEL. In the Cherub who holds the Cross, we also find great similarity to the little Angel who occupies so prominent a position in the famous Madonna of Foglino, from the same divine pencil. From the collection ERRARD. Signed and dated 1509.

(_Bryan Collection._)

B-23. St. John, Weeping. (20½X16½.) _Leonardo da Vinci._

For the authenticity of this picture, we have the high authority of Mr. Woodburn.

(_Bryan Collection._)

B-24. St. John. (13½X10½.) Oval. _Leonardo da Vinci._

(_Bryan Collection._)

B-25. The Birth and Resurrection of Christ. (11X19½.) _Raphael._

In the centre of the upper compartment, CHRIST, draped in red, and bearing the emblematic banner of the Cross, rises from an open tomb. His hand is raised with an expression of command. On each side are two soldiers sleeping, and two starting away in fright. A slender tree also is seen upon each side of the tomb; in the distance is a large hill. In the lower compartment are eight figures, besides the infant CHRIST. Six kneel in a semicircle about the new-born Saviour, who lies in the middle of the foreground. Three of these, on the left, are shepherds. On the right are the Virgin mother and two Angels. Next to MARY sits JOSEPH; and on the extreme left, a fourth shepherd approaches. Two slender trees here also appear on each side of the composition. In the distance are heavily undulating hills.