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in GERARD DOU 441 295. Portraits of the Burgomaster Hasselaar and his Wife. Sm. Suppl. 76 ; M. 156. The burgomaster, wearing a dark costume with a broad white frill edged with lace, and a black slouched hat, sits in an antique chair in the centre of a lofty room. He has a pen in his right hand, and rests his left on a table with a cloth, on which are a large open book and a globe. His wife stands beside the table, with one hand on a lute, and the other hand grasping her gloves. She wears a dark brown silk dress, a broad full white ruff, and a neat cap. Behind her is a chair, under a bookshelf. Panel, 27 inches by ii inches ; formerly oval, but altered before 1842 to a rectangular panel, with rounded top. See Moes, Iconographia Batava, 3262. Sale. Bleuland (van Ommeren), Utrecht, May 6, 1839, No. 55 (1500 florins, Roos). In the possession of the dealer Chaplin, 1842 (Sm.). Sales. Stevens, London, 1859. Wynn Ellis, London, 1876. 296. Charles II., King of England. M. 137. He stands at a table, having a velvet cloth embroidered with pearls. Upon it are a jewelled crown, sceptre, and orb. Panel, 13 inches by n inches. Sales. H. Croese, Amsterdam, May 27, 1818, No. 14 (1150 florins, Roos, or bought in). H. Reydon and others, Amsterdam, April 5, 1827, No. 34 (545 florins, Roos). 297. Portrait of Jacob Van der Merckt. M. 143. Signed in full ; 14 inches by io| inches. [Pendant to 358.] See Moes, 4964, No. 2. Sales. Moyet, Amsterdam, April 12, 1859. L. M. Beels, Amsterdam, April 8, 1862. In the collection of Beels van Heemstede, Amsterdam. 298. Portrait of L. Didacus Nieuwhof. M. 141. See Moes, 5382. Exhibited at Brussels, 1897, by the Comtesse d'Alcantara. 299. Portrait of Jurriaan Ovens. M. 140. Panel, 7 inches by 5| inches ; oval. Engraved by Houbraken (i. 294), and described by him (i. 274). See Moes, 5660. Sales. Jac. van Hoek, Amsterdam, April 12, 1719, No. 94 (5 florins 15). Seger Tierens, The Hague, July 23, 1743, No. 164 (56 florins). L. B. Coders, Amsterdam, August 7, 1811, No. 12 ; and April 8, 1816, No. 32. 300. Portrait of Abraham de Pape. M. 143/7. See Moes, 5731, No. 2. 301. PORTRAIT OF A MAN. M. 153. Said to represent