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Landscapes.
browsing on the bank of the basin : in the extreme distance
are descried many small vessels on the sea. Painted for Pope
Urban VIII.

47. The Finding of Moses. The subject is composed of
eight females, grouped on the bank of a river; three of them
are occupied with the newly found infant, respecting whom,
the daughter of Pharaoh appears to be giving orders; three
attendants are behind her, one holds up her train : beyond
these is a cluster of buildings with a high tower and a few
trees growing near it; adjacent is a bridge composed of several
arches. In the distance is a walled city, beyond which the
view terminates with mountains. This picture may further
be identified by a youthful shepherd lying on his back asleep
on the fore-ground, and a goat reposing near him. Painted
for the King of Spain. Upright form.
A picture, representing the same scene as the preceding, in
which is introduced the subject of a Reposo, corresponding
with that described in No. 88, is in the collection of Lord
George Cavendish.

48. Women depositing a Dead Body in a Sarcophagus.
The view is taken from the vicinity of Rome, and exhibits, on
the left and front, four women depositing the body of a female
in a stone sarcophagus: retired from these, are two other
females standing near the ruins of a temple, consisting of four
columns, of the Ionic order, and a portion of the Coliseum;
in addition to these may be discovered various other remains
of ancient edifices. On the fore-ground lie scattered fragments
of architecture. This picture was also painted for the King of
Spain as a companion to the preceding, and is now in the
Royal Museum at Madrid.