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ix FRANS HALS I0 , Signed with the monogram and dated 1647 ; panel, 14 inches by io inches. Sale. Woronzow, Florence, April 23, 1900, No. 478. In the possession of the Paris dealer F. Kleinberger. In the collection of A. de Ridder, Cronberg, near Frankfort-on-the-Main. 66. A MERRY TOPER. M. 269. In profile to the right. His hair is dishevelled. He wears a brownish-yellow costume. He smiles as he raises his glass to his lips. Light background. Life size. [Pendant to 83.] Panel, 12^ inches by 17 inches. In the collection of Antoine Brasseur, Lille, 1885. In the Lille Museum, A. Brasseur bequest ; 1893 catalogue, No. 371. 67. A Laughing Toper. M. 272. He holds in his left hand a brownish-red earthenware mug with a pewter lid. He has fair hair turning grey and bluish-grey eyes. He wears a greyish-black doublet over a red vest, and a white collar. The background varies from dark-brown to yellowish-brown. A. Bredius regards this as genuine. Canvas, 30 inches by 25 inches. In the collection of Baron Sloet, Zwolle. Sale. London, July 3, 1908, No. 123 (152 : 55., Lane). In the possession of the Munich dealer J. Bohler. 68. The Merry Toper. M. 241 and 270. Half-length. A young man almost in full face. His head is turned three-quarters right. He wears a fur cap, and looks down to the right into a beer-mug which he holds in his right hand. Signed with the monogram ; panel, 8 inches by 6| inches. Sale. Max Kann, Paris, March 3, 1879 (1520 francs). In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, "Catalogue of 300 Paintings," 1898, No. 50. In the collection of the late Maurice Kann, Paris. 69. THE TOPER. B. 52. Half-length. A drunken man laugh- ing, almost in full face, with flushed features and a pointed beard. He looks at the spectator. He wears a green coat with a white collar, and a fur cap. In left arm he holds a beer-jug ; in his right hand is a pipe. [Possibly identical with 69^.] Engraved by Abraham Blooteling. Sale. Baron de Beurnonville, Paris, June 3, 1884. In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, "Catalogue of 100 Paintings," 1897, No. 9. In the possession of the Paris dealer F. Kleinberger. In the De Weerth collection, Paris. 690. The Toper. Three-quarter-length. A man wearing a broad- brimmed hat sits on a chair, facing left. He looks at the spectator, and holds with both hands a beer-jug with the lid open. Engraved by A. Delfos, 1751.