Smith, John: A catalogue raisonné of the works of the most eminent Dutch, Flemish, and French painters: in which is included a short biographical notice of the artists, with a copious description of their principal pictures : a statement of the prices at which such pictures have been sold at public sales on the continent and in England; a reference the the galleries and private collections in which a large portion are at present; and the names of the artists by whom they have been engraved; to which is added, a brief notice of the scholars & imitators of the great masters of the above schools (Part 8) (London: Smith and Son, 1837)

NICHOLAS POUSSIN.

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Neiv Testament Subjects.
Christ, preparatory to its burial. The body lies along the
front of the picture, with the shoulders resting on the knees
of the Virgin, who, overcome with grief and fatigue, is sinking
in a swoon into the arms of Mary; behind the Virgin is St.
John seated, with his hands clasped and his eyes directed
upwards ; another person is stooping. Two infant angels are
at the feet of the Saviour weeping ; beyond these is a hand-
some new tomb adjoining some rocks, and on the opposite
side are a large bowl, ar vase lying on its side, and some linen.
The city of Jerusalem is visible in the distance. Engraved
by Pesne, and done in lithography.
3ft. 2 in. by 4ft. 6| in.—C.
Now in the Munich Gallery.

124. The Entombment. In this composition the body of
the Saviour lies on some linen in front, with the head and
shoulders supported by a pillow. The beloved disciple John,
with his hands clasped, kneels on the farther side of the body,
bewailing the death of his Lord; the Virgin, enveloped in
drapery, stands by weeping; another female is seen entering
the door of the adjacent tomb. The back-ground exhibits a
rocky scene, and a cross stands on a distant hill. There is a
print engraved by Gantrel which corresponds with this
description, with the addition, that the Saviour has a crown of
thorns on his head, and two angels are weeping at his feet.

125. Christ appearing to Mary Magdalen. This subject,
generally styled “ Noli me tangere,” represents the resus-
citated Saviour disguised in the garb of a gardener, appearing
to the grateful Mary, who has been seeking her Lord in the