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9 2 GERARD TER BORCH SECT. 277. Mary Stuart II. (1662-1694), wife of William III. of Orange. Well painted. [Pendant to 276*-.] Canvas, 17 inches by 14^ inches. Sale. Amsterdam, October 30, 1823, No. 250 (20 florins, with pendant). 278. William III. of England as Prince of Orange. He stands, clad in full armour, in a tent from which he is just going out. His horse stands outside. The Prince points with one hand to the town of Deventer, visible in the distance. In the other hand he holds his marshal's baton. Beside him, on a table with a handsome cloth, is his helmet with a plume of orange feathers. Very thoroughly handled and delicately painted. Canvas, 30 inches by 24 inches. See Moes, Iconographia Batava, No. 31. Sale. P. de Leeuw and P. Barbiers, Amsterdam, July n, 1843, No. 104*. 279. William III. as Prince of Orange. Painted at Deventer in 1672. Intended for the Town Hall, but so badly treated by one of the Burgomasters that it was completely ruined. Mentioned by Houbraken, iii. 37. 279*7 and b. William III. as Prince of Orange. Painted twice, once for the Prince himself and once for an Amsterdam amateur in exchange for a coach. Mentioned by Houbraken, iii. 38. 279*:. William III. of England. In armour, with a pistol in his hand. 34 inches by 27 inches. /?/<?. London, May 12, 1906, No. 122. 280. Jan de Wit (1625-1672), Pensionary of Holland. Seated in a room. 22 inches by i8| inches. Sale. Amsterdam, April 12, 1759, No. 25 (21 florins). Not by Ter Borch, according to J. van der Marck. 281. Jan de Wit (1625-1672). He stands in a room. He is dressed in black and holds his hat in his right hand. Beside him is a table with a purple cover, on which lies a closed book. Behind him is a chair. On the wall at the back is a map. Truthful in expression and harmonious in arrangement. Canvas, 29 inches by 23^ inches. Sale. Van Leyden, Paris, September 10, 1804, No. 162. 282. THE FAMILY OF JAN DE WIT(?). On the right are seated a man, conjecturally identified as Jan de Wit, and his wife. Behind him stand their son and daughter. In the background is a man- servant. Very similar in style to 248. Exhibited at Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, 1904, No. 161, as by B. van der Heist.