Death of Son--Pictures: "The Pietà," in Lübeck; "The Incredulity of St. Thomas," in the possession of Mr. Beresford Hope--Death of Wife--"The Assumption of the Madonna," Cologne Cathedral--Second visit to Germany--Fête in Cologne--Return to Rome--Studio in Garden House on the Esquiline Hill--Cartoons and Water-colour Drawings, "The Via Crucis"--Cartoons and Tempera Drawings, "The Seven Sacraments"--Commissions from Pius IX., his Portrait, Picture for Quirinal Palace: the Pope's Visit to the Studio--Portraits of the Artist by various hands--Overbeck's mental habits: his extraordinary memory--Modes of Study and of Work--Form--Composition--Colour--The relation of his Art to nature, tradition, and personal character--Pecuniary rewards--Influence over the contemporary Schools of Europe--Closing scenes--Death and Burial 76 CHRONOLOGY 109 INDEX 111 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PORTRAIT OF OVERBECK _Frontispiece._ PAGE THE HOLY FAMILY 2 THE NAMING OF ST. JOHN 18 CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE 24 CHRIST BLESSING LITTLE CHILDREN 28 THE CALLING OF ST. JAMES AND ST. JOHN 48 CHRIST'S ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM 58 CHRIST HEALING THE SICK 70 CHRIST FALLING UNDER THE CROSS 76 THE ENTOMBMENT 86 THE RESURRECTION 94 THE CROSS MARKING OVERBECK'S TOMB _Finis._ Chart of the Overbeck Family.