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88 FRANS HALS SECT. long dark hair falls on his shoulders. On the right side of his head is his soft painter's hat. His black coat is open in front, showing his shirt and his bare throat. His right arm is bent, and the right hand, with out- stretched fingers, is extended before him. He holds a pink in his left hand. In the right background on an easel is the portrait of a man with a white ruff j the head is inclined to the right, and the eyes look down to the right on an open book ; over the left ear is a little cap with plumes falling down to the left. Grey background. Signed on the left at top on the easel-picture, "F.H. 1648" ; canvas, 32^ inches by 26^ inches. Mentioned by Paul Eudel, IS Hotel Drouot en 1881, p. 87. Engraved by E. Charapollion. In the Lempriere collection, Jersey, since 1805. Sales. Boymans, Utrecht, August 31, 1811, No. D 26. Roxard de la Salle, Paris, March 28, 1881. In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, "Catalogue of 100 Paintings," 1902, No. 18. In the collection of Baron de Schlichting, Paris. 307. PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN SEATED. B. 128; M. 1 80. Half-length. He faces three-quarters right, and looks at the spectator. His right elbow rests on the arm of his chair. His right hand grasps a corner of his coat ; the left hand is not shown. He has long hair, and a slight moustache. He wears a tall black hat, a black silk costume, and a white collar edged with lace. Grey background. All the four Hermitage pictures are of the master's most mature period, dating about 1645 or a little earlier. Judging from the costume, 309 alone might be somewhat later. Signed with the double monogram ; canvas, 27 inches by 22 inches. Engraved by J. B. Michel, 1777. In the Walpole collection, Houghton Hall ; purchased as a whole by the Empress Catherine II. In the Hermitage Palace, St. Petersburg, 1901 catalogue, No. 770. 308. PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN STANDING. B. 129 ; M. 1 8 1. Half-length. He faces three-quarters right. His gloved right hand is on his breast ; his left hand holds the other glove. He has a slight moustache and imperial, and long fair hair falling on his shoulders. He wears a broad-brimmed black hat, a black silk costume, and a collar edged with lace. Grey background. Probably painted about 1640. [See 307.] Signed with the monogram j canvas, 33^ inches by 26^ inches. Acquired by the Empress Catherine II. In the Hermitage Palace, St. Petersburg, 1901 catalogue, No. 771. 309. PORTRAIT OF A MAN OF ABOUT FIFTY. B. 130; M. 182. Half-length. He faces three-quarters right, and looks at the spectator. He has long chestnut-brown curls, and a slight moustache. His right hand is pressed to his side. He wears a black silk coat with a close-fitting white collar and a cloak wound round his body. The right