u8 FRANS HALS SECT. 405. Portrait of a Woman in the Prime of Life. Half-length. Rendered with more than usual care. Canvas, 29^ inches by 24 inches. Sale. J. F. Beschey, Antwerp, August 21, 1786, No. 138 (8 florins 50, Claessens). 406. Portrait of a Woman standing. Three-quarter-length. She wears old Dutch dress. Her left hand rests on the back of a chair ; her right hand holds her gloves. Very loose and masterly in style. Canvas. Sale. Jan Lambers, Amsterdam, May 6, 1788, No. 67 (14 florins 50, Bosman). 406*?. Portrait of a Young Woman. In the style of Van Dyck. Mentioned by Buchanan, Memoirs of Painting, i. 242. Sale. Charles Alexandre de Calonne of Paris, London, March 23, 1795, No. 3 of the fourth day's sale (.14: 145.). 407. Portrait of a Lady standing. Her hands are clasped. She is dressed in black satin. Canvas, 41 inches by 29^ inches. Sale. Amsterdam, July 25, 1804, No. 35 (45 florins, Coders). 408. Portrait of a Woman. She sits in a cushioned chair. Her hands are clasped ; one holds a glove. Canvas, 34 inches by 27^ inches. Sales. J. Lauwers and others, Amsterdam, December 13, 1802, No. 86. Amsterdam, August 8, 1804, No. 87 (4 florins 15, Gruyter). J. E. Grave and others, Amsterdam, May 5, 1806, No. 60. 409. Portrait of a Dignified Woman. She is dressed in black, and sits in an arm-chair. [Pendant to 335.] Canvas, 43 inches by 34 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, August 23, 1808, No. 74 (121 florins, with pendant, Yperen). 409*7. A Pleasant Old Woman. In a very old-fashioned Dutch dress. Masterly. Canvas. Sale. Amsterdam, August 23, 1808, No. 207 (i florin 25, Gruyter). 409^. Portrait of an Old Woman. In old-fashioned dress. 7 inches by 6 inches. Sale. Van Dijl, Amsterdam, January 10, 1814, No. 6 1 (4 florins 25). 409^. Portrait of a Woman. Canvas, 28^ inches by 23! inches. Sale. W. Wreesman Borghartz, Amsterdam, April n, 1816, No. 71 (4 florins). 409^. Portrait of a Young Woman. Canvas, 29! inches by 25^ inches. Sale. Croese, Amsterdam, May 27, 1818, No. 23 (38 florins, Brondgeest).
