MASTERPIECES IN COLOUR EDITED BY T. LEMAN HARE RUBENS IN THE SAME SERIES ARTIST. AUTHOR. VELAZQUEZ. S. L. BENSUSAN. REYNOLDS. S. L. BENSUSAN. TURNER. C. LEWIS HIND. ROMNEY. C. LEWIS HIND. GREUZE. ALYS EYRE MACKLIN. BOTTICELLI. HENRY B. BINNS. ROSSETTI. LUCIEN PISSARRO. BELLINI. GEORGE HAY. FRA ANGELICO. JAMES MASON. REMBRANDT. JOSEF ISRAELS. LEIGHTON. A. LYS BALDRY. RAPHAEL. PAUL G. KONODY. HOLMAN HUNT. MARY E. COLERIDGE. TITIAN. S. L. BENSUSAN. MILLAIS. A. LYS BALDRY. CARLO DOLCI. GEORGE HAY. GAINSBOROUGH. MAX ROTHSCHILD. TINTORETTO. S. L. BENSUSAN. LUINI. JAMES MASON. FRANZ HALS. EDGCUMBE STALEY. VAN DYCK. PERCY M. TURNER. LEONARDO DA VINCI. M. W. BROCKWELL. RUBENS. S. L. BENSUSAN. WHISTLER. T. MARTIN WOOD. _In Preparation_ VIGÉE LE BRUN. C. HALDANE MACFALL. BURNE-JONES. A. LYS BALDRY. HOLBEIN. S. L. BENSUSAN. J. F. MILLET. PERCY M. TURNER. MEMLINC. W. H. JAMES WEALE. ALBERT DÜRER. HERBERT FURST. FRAGONARD. C. HALDANE MACFALL. CONSTABLE. C. LEWIS HIND. RAEBURN. JAMES L. CAW. CHARDIN. PAUL G. KONODY. BOUCHER. C. HALDANE MACFALL. WATTEAU. C. LEWIS HIND. MURILLO. S. L. BENSUSAN. AND OTHERS. [Illustration: PLATE I.--ELIZABETH OF FRANCE, DAUGHTER OF HENRY IV. Frontispiece (In the Louvre) The Princess is seen to great advantage in this fine portrait. The fair complexion of the sitter is remarkably preserved, the white ruff, the jewels, and the gold brocade are very cleverly handled. Another portrait of Princess Elizabeth, painted in Madrid, may now be seen in St. Petersburg.] Rubens BY S. L. BENSUSAN ILLUSTRATED WITH EIGHT REPRODUCTIONS IN COLOUR [Illustration] LONDON: T. C. & E. C. JACK NEW YORK: FREDERICK A. STOKES CO. CONTENTS Page I. Introduction 11 II. The Painter's Life 21 III. Second Period 35 IV. The Later Years 45 V. The Painter's Art 55 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Plate I. Elizabeth of France, Daughter of Henry IV. Frontispiece In the Louvre Page II. Christ à la Paille 14 At Antwerp Museum III. The Four Philosophers 24 In the Pitti Palace, Florence