vii AELBERT CUYP Acquired from the Pfungst collection, London, April, 1899. In the Dordrecht Museum, 1906 catalogue, No. 15. 37 1 06. HALF-LENGTH PORTRAIT OF A MAN. He wears a black coat adorned with gold lace and gold buttons. It is unbuttoned to show an oval gold medallion containing a half-length portrait of a man, which hangs on his breast. Panel, 13 inches io| by inches. Possibly the picture mentioned by Parthey (i. 720). In the Suermondt collection, Aachen. Transferred in 1878 from the store-room of the Royal Museum, Berlin, to the Diisseldorf Academy of Art; see Berlin catalogue of the store-room, 1886, No. 1317. In the Royal Academy of Art, Diisseldorf, 1901 catalogue, No. 209. 107. PORTRAIT OF A PAINTER (? Cuyp). He is in black. Beside him is a table covered with drawings, a palette, brushes, and casts from the antique. But for the signature, it would remind one rather of Thomas de Keyser, though it is somewhat more sketchy than his pictures. A false signature is on one of the papers. In the collection of Sir Hickman Bacon, Gainsborough. 1 08. PORTRAIT OF A SOLDIER. A three-quarter length. He stands, turning slightly to the right. He wears a broad-brimmed hat with a plume, a steel cuirass with a blue sash and leather gloves, and carries a staff in his right hand. It is a characteristic and, in its way, a good picture. [Compare 70.] 48! inches by 33 inches. Exhibited at the Guildhall, London, 1895, No. 113. In the collection of the Earl of Crawford, Haigh Hall, Wigan. 109. PORTRAIT OF A MAN OF RANK. Sm. 176. A half-length, life size. He almost faces the spectator, but turns a little to the right. He has a grey moustache and beard, and wears a black dress, a white collar, and a black skull-cap. The picture is entirely in the manner of the father, J. G. Cuyp, but much too warm in tone for him. Signed, " ^Etatis : 56 : 1649. A : cuijp. fecit."; octagonal panel, 27 inches by 23^ inches. Sales. Bryan, London, May 7, 1804 wrongly described in the 1801 catalogue of this collection as a portrait of the painter. A. Champernowne, London, June 29, 1820. In the collection of J. B. Owen, 1834 (Sm.). Sale. J. Bulkeley Owen, London, April 30, 1868 (404 : 55., Trant). Sold by C. J. Nieuwenhuys in 1869 to the National Gallery for ^900. In the National Gallery, London, 1906 catalogue, No. 797. 1 10. Portrait of a Gentleman. In the collection of C. Fairfax Murray, London. no*. PORTRAIT OF A MAN. Bust. The man is in three- quarter profile to the right and looks at the spectator. He has a wine-
