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138 GERARD TER BORCH SECT. One girl holds a guinea-pig. One boy holds a lighted candle. On a table are books and other things. In front is a dog. Panel, 45! inches by 66| inches. Exhibited in the Hoogendijk Exhibition, Rotterdam, 1889, No. 6. In the possession of the Vienna dealer F. Schwartz. In the collection of C. Hoogendijk, The Hague. In the Rijksrauseum, Amsterdam, 1911, No. 569*7 ; exhibited on loan. 455. THE MAGISTRATES OF DEVENTER, 1667. The magistrates, twenty in number, are assembled in the town hall. They are arranged so that four sit on the right, four on the left, and eight along the back wall, while four are grouped round a table in the centre. Of the eight persons at the back, the two presidents sit somewhat higher than the rest at a table with a long cloth, on which lies a large book. From the table in the centre, a man, bare-headed, steps towards them, and offers them a paper. The centre table is covered with a long greyish-purple cloth, on which are books and writing materials. All the persons present wear black, with black shoulder-capes and white collars, long perukes and dark felt hats, and all look at the spectator. Of the secretaries seated at the table in front, one holds a pen, another a sheet of paper, and a third a letter with a bright red seal. The lower part of the wall is panelled with brown wood, above which are three carved gilt mouldings. High up in the back wall are three windows. The expressions on the faces are well rendered. The names of the magistrates represented are, from left to right : Antoni Menninck (see 247), Cornelis Vos, Willem Nilant, Hendrik Marienburg, Bernard de 1'Espierre, Hendrik Jordens, Hendrik Nilant (see 251), Jan Stikke, Johan van Schriek, Jan van Duren (see 225), Dirck Berdenis, Rudolf van Steenbergen, Jan van Suchtelen, Arnold van Boekholt, Andreas Nilant, Arent Arents. The names of the secretaries are : Jan Rouse, Rutger Tichler, Dr. Nic. Fokkink, and Dr. Jan Strockel. Signed in full on a piece of paper in front, and dated 1667 ; canvas, about 56 inches by 75! inches. Exhibited at Deventer, 1901, No. i. In the Town Hall, Deventer. 456. PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN AND A LADY. The gentleman sits bare-headed, seen in full face, at a table, and looks at the spectator. His long hair falls on his shoulders. He wears a dark costume over a white under-garment, dark stockings, and black laced shoes. In his left hand is a paper, and in his right a pen. His hat lies at his side on the table, which has a large cloth, upon which are books and writing materials. On the right stands the lady, turned three-quarters left and looking at the spectator. She wears a white skirt embroidered with gold under a black dress. Her hair falls in ringlets. In her right hand is a closed fan ; with her left hand she lifts her skirt. On the right- hand wall a door stands half open. In the background are a chair and a map. To the left is a bed. In the Almen collection, Stockholm.