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cloth ; his right hand is placed on his breast, and the left holds
a small book; he is dressed in a black silk robe, with a white
lawn cope over it, and a pale yellow mantle hangs over the left
arm.
895. The Companion. A venerable Priest, about sixty-five
years of age, with gray hair and beard, of a portly countenance,
seen in a three-quarter view; he is similarly dressed to the pre-
ceding, with the addition of an ermine cape, and is also kneel-
ing at a table covered with bright crimson cloth ; his right hand
is raised in devotion, and the left holds a rosary. The arms of
these dignitaries of the church are embroidered on the covers
of the tables. These are clear and carefully-finished pictures.
6 st. 4 in. by 3 ft. 9 in.—C.
Now in the collection of the Earl of Egremont.
896. Portrait of a Monk, with a strongly marked countenance.
Represented in nearly a front view, with gray hair and beard,
dressed in the brown habit of a Cordelier, with a sun on his
breast.
21 in. by 16 in.—P.
Collection of his Highness Prince d’Arenberg, at Brussels.
897. An athletic Man, stooping to lift up a massive gold
vase. A study.
2 st. Gin. by 2 st. 4 in.—C. (about.)
Collection of his Highness Prince d’Arenberg.
898. A Bagpiper and Shepherdess. The female is represented
in nearly a front view, seated on a bank, and struggling against
the embraces of an athletic man, who has one arm round her
waist while the other encircles her neck; his brows are bound
with vine foliage, and a fur mantle covers his loins, to the girdle
of which is attached a bagpipe. The figures are full length,
and were evidently intended for portraits of the artist and
Helena Forman. In the fore-ground of the landscape are three
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cloth ; his right hand is placed on his breast, and the left holds
a small book; he is dressed in a black silk robe, with a white
lawn cope over it, and a pale yellow mantle hangs over the left
arm.
895. The Companion. A venerable Priest, about sixty-five
years of age, with gray hair and beard, of a portly countenance,
seen in a three-quarter view; he is similarly dressed to the pre-
ceding, with the addition of an ermine cape, and is also kneel-
ing at a table covered with bright crimson cloth ; his right hand
is raised in devotion, and the left holds a rosary. The arms of
these dignitaries of the church are embroidered on the covers
of the tables. These are clear and carefully-finished pictures.
6 st. 4 in. by 3 ft. 9 in.—C.
Now in the collection of the Earl of Egremont.
896. Portrait of a Monk, with a strongly marked countenance.
Represented in nearly a front view, with gray hair and beard,
dressed in the brown habit of a Cordelier, with a sun on his
breast.
21 in. by 16 in.—P.
Collection of his Highness Prince d’Arenberg, at Brussels.
897. An athletic Man, stooping to lift up a massive gold
vase. A study.
2 st. Gin. by 2 st. 4 in.—C. (about.)
Collection of his Highness Prince d’Arenberg.
898. A Bagpiper and Shepherdess. The female is represented
in nearly a front view, seated on a bank, and struggling against
the embraces of an athletic man, who has one arm round her
waist while the other encircles her neck; his brows are bound
with vine foliage, and a fur mantle covers his loins, to the girdle
of which is attached a bagpipe. The figures are full length,
and were evidently intended for portraits of the artist and
Helena Forman. In the fore-ground of the landscape are three