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40 FRANS HALS SECT. 10. "A Merry Rommelpot-Player and two Laughing Children." This was in the sales : P. M. Kesler, C. Apostool, and others, Amsterdam, May 13, 1844, No. 37 (50 florins, Roos) ; and J. A. A. de Lelie and others, Amsterdam, July 29, 1845, No. 78. 11. In the sale : J. van der Veen, Amsterdam, April 14, 1851, No. 1 1 2. I 2. (B. 27). In the sale : Neville D. Goldsmid of The Hague, Paris, May 4, 1876, No. 43 measuring 40 inches by 32 inches. It came from the Tholen collection, Emden. 13. (B. 61 ; M. 223). In the sales: Count Mniszech, Paris, April 9, 1902, No. 126 (35,000 francs); and H. J. A. Eyre and others, London, December 9, 1905, No. 59 measuring 40 inches by 33 inches. Here the girl looks at the player. 14. In the sale : Paul Giersberg of Wesel, Cologne, April 16, 1907^0. 33. Here the girl looks at the spectator. 15. In the sale : Paul Mersch, Paris, May 8, 1908, No. 39. Here there are only five children ; the second from the bottom, a girl, looks at the spectator. 137*. The Fools of Haarlem. Sale. Estate of P. van Beekum, Alkmaar, 1665 (69 florins, Van Egmond van de Nijenberg) see Oud Holland, xxiv. 63. . A Shrovetide Fool. Sale. Cornelis Dusart, Haarlem, August 21, 1708, No. 22. 1371:. A Shrovetide Fool. Sale. Count van Thorns, Leyden, April 7, 1750 (Hoet, ii. 285), No. 66 (15 florins). y]d. Shrovetide. Sale. Borwater, The Hague, July 20, 1756 (Terw. 156), No. 71(11 florins). 137*?. A Shrovetide Party. Sale. Dirk Kindt and others, The Hague, September 27, 1762 (Terw. 284), No. 29 (34 florins 10) ; but in the original catalogue given as No. 8 (34 florins, Haag). i37/ Shrovetide: Night. 13 inches by u inches. In the Stadtholder's Palace, The Hague, 1763, No. 87 in the red room. . Various Jesters. Canvas, 26 inches by 32 inches. Mentioned by Hoet, ii. 425. Bought in Rotterdam, April I, 1739 (75 florins). Sales. Herman Schuurman, Rotterdam, April 2, 1739 (Hoet, ii. 572), No. 1 1 (71 florins). Willem Lormier, The Hague, July 4, 1763 (Terw. 320), No. 109 (170 florins, Willem van Wouw). Willem van Wouw, The Hague, May 29, 1764 (Terw. 358), No. 15 (187 florins). 137/1. Shrovetide. With half-length figures. A rich composition.