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REMBRANDT VAN RHYN.
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New Testament Subjects.
120. The Decollation of St. John. This composition con-
sists of six figures, and exhibits the executioner standing in a
front view, with a charger containing the baptist’s head in one
hand, and a sword in the other: on his left is the daughter of
Herodias, richly attired in a silk robe, and her head adorned
with a veil and a plume of feathers; she is accompanied by a
female attendant. An elderly woman is also present on the
opposite side. Engraved by Claessens, and described from the
print.
121. St. Peter in Prison. The venerable apostle is repre-
sented on his knees, in prayer, with his hands bound behind
him.
1,/Z. 9 in. by \ft. 5| in.—P.
Collection of the Due de Praslin, . 1793. . 1500fs. 60/.
122. The Angel delivering St. Peter from Prison. The
celestial messenger is here represented leading the apostle by
the hand from the place of confinement. The guards, consist-
ing of three soldiers, overpowered with sleep, lie extended on
the ground. Engraved in a circle by J. de Frey, and described
from the print.
123. Anna the Prophetess hearing a Child repeat his
Prayers. The subject of this admirable picture has been
variously defined, having passed at different periods under the
appellation of “ Samuel and Eli”—“ Samuel and his Mother
and in an ancient collection, “ The Mother and Child.” The
above designation appears to the writer to be the more pro-
bable, as the presentation of the infant Saviour is seen in a
remote part of the temple, and Anna was present on that
occasion. The prophetess is, with great propriety, represented
as a venerable woman, dressed in a crimson robe, a white
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New Testament Subjects.
120. The Decollation of St. John. This composition con-
sists of six figures, and exhibits the executioner standing in a
front view, with a charger containing the baptist’s head in one
hand, and a sword in the other: on his left is the daughter of
Herodias, richly attired in a silk robe, and her head adorned
with a veil and a plume of feathers; she is accompanied by a
female attendant. An elderly woman is also present on the
opposite side. Engraved by Claessens, and described from the
print.
121. St. Peter in Prison. The venerable apostle is repre-
sented on his knees, in prayer, with his hands bound behind
him.
1,/Z. 9 in. by \ft. 5| in.—P.
Collection of the Due de Praslin, . 1793. . 1500fs. 60/.
122. The Angel delivering St. Peter from Prison. The
celestial messenger is here represented leading the apostle by
the hand from the place of confinement. The guards, consist-
ing of three soldiers, overpowered with sleep, lie extended on
the ground. Engraved in a circle by J. de Frey, and described
from the print.
123. Anna the Prophetess hearing a Child repeat his
Prayers. The subject of this admirable picture has been
variously defined, having passed at different periods under the
appellation of “ Samuel and Eli”—“ Samuel and his Mother
and in an ancient collection, “ The Mother and Child.” The
above designation appears to the writer to be the more pro-
bable, as the presentation of the infant Saviour is seen in a
remote part of the temple, and Anna was present on that
occasion. The prophetess is, with great propriety, represented
as a venerable woman, dressed in a crimson robe, a white