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xvn GERARD TER BORCH 17 Canvas, 20 inches by 15 inches. In the Braamcamp collection, Amsterdam, 1752 (Hoet, ii. 502). Sales. G. Braamcamp, Amsterdam, July 31, 1771, No. 39 (1000 florins, Ph. van der Schlcy). John Webb, London, 1821 (162 : 153., Norton) ; see Art Sales, " 333- 32*. A Soldier in a Cuirass seated writing a Letter. Vigorous in style. Panel, 14 inches by 12 inches. Sale. Abraham van Twist and others, Amsterdam, September n, 1822, No. 102. 33. The Despatch. An officer writing a despatch, for which a trumpeter waits. Canvas, 20 inches by 14^ inches. Sales. J. van der Linden van Slingeland, Dordrecht, August 22, 1785, No. 434 (130 florins, Van Strij). P. van Santheuvel, Dordrecht, July 23, 1810, No. 57. P. de Heere de Holy, Rotterdam, August 31, 1824, No. 12 (236 florins, Burton). 33*. The Despatch. See Sm. n. A replica of 25. In the collection of D. W. Acraman, 1833 (valued by the owner at 262 : ios., according to Sm.). 33/>. The Despatch. See Sm. n. A replica of 25, with varied accessories. Canvas, 2o| inches by 15^ inches. In the collection of J. B. Coulson, 1833 (Sm.). 33<r. An Officer writing in a Guard-room. In the foreground of a guard-room an officer in old Dutch costume sits writing his orders, to give to a captain standing near and to a trumpeter. The group is surrounded by other soldiers. Finely executed. Panel, 20 inches by 15 inches. Sale. Franzi, Amsterdam, October 5, 1837, No. 48 (30 florins, Lamme). 33^. The Despatch. An officer writes a despatch for which a trumpeter waits. Canvas, 25! inches by 21 inches. Sale. Brun, Paris, November 30, 1841, No. 46 (360 francs). Not identical with 32 as the catalogue states ; probably a copy, to judge from the low price. 34. FOUR SOLDIERS IN A GUARD-ROOM. A picture in a light key. The faces strongly remind one of the portraits of Ter Borch's last period. Panel, 13^ inches by 15 inches. Exhibited at Leipzig, 1889, No. 241. In the collection of Rudolf Brockhaus, Leipzig. VOL. V C