124 FRANS HALS SECT. the couple are trees. To the right is a park with merry-making couples, a building, a fountain, and a statue. It was wrongly supposed to represent Frans Hals and his wife. Canvas, 58 inches by 67^ inches. Sales. J. Six, Amsterdam, April 6, 1702 (bought in). H. Six van Hillegom, Amsterdam, November 25, 1851, No. 15. In the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 1907 catalogue, No. 1084. 428. THE COMPANY OF CAPTAIN REYNIER REAEL AND LIEUTENANT CORNELIS MICHIELSZ BLAEUW OF AMSTERDAM. B. 19 ; M. 5. Sixteen figures in all. To the left is a group of eight, with the captain and lieutenant seated in the centre, and four men standing behind. This group is framed on the left by the ensign, facing three-quarters right, with the standard over his left shoulder, and on the right by a soldier seen from the back in a three- quarter-view to the left. To the right stand eight other men. In the centre of them a man is stepping towards the right foreground. His left foot is advanced, his right hand is pressed to his side, and he looks down to the left. To the right of him are three men, and to the left four. Only four figures wear anything on their heads, namely, the ensign on the extreme left, the seated captain, the first man on the left of the right-hand group, and the last man but one on the right. Some are in armour. Two are armed with muskets ; one has a halberd, and another a pike decorated with tassels. Also six staves are visible, which may be halberds or pikes. In the background to the left is the pillar forming one side of an archway, while to the right is an open door, the top of which is no longer visible. The picture was finished by Pieter Codde, according to a memorandum by G. Schaap. But the attempts to assign definite portions of the picture to Hals or to Codde have not resulted in any agreement among authorities. Dated on the right, " A 1637 " ; canvas, 83^ inches by 171^ inches. Exhibited at Amsterdam, 1845, No. 5. Formerly in the possession of the Amsterdam Crossbowmen's Shooting Company (Voetboogdoelen). Borrowed from the Amsterdam Municipality in 1885 by the Rijksmuseum. In the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 1907 catalogue, No. 1085. 429. THE NURSE WITH THE CHILD. B. 87 5 M. 92. A woman, seen at half-length and in full face, sits smiling at the spectator. She has a white cap and ruff, and holds a pear in her right hand. On her lap stands a little child, whose merry glance is also directed at the spectator. The child wears a rich frock of gold brocade, with lace insertion in front, a lace cap, collar, and wristbands, and holds a rattle in its left hand. Dark- grey background. The yellowish-green tone of the face and the yellow frock dominate the composition. Painted about 1630-35. Canvas, 34 inches by 26 inches. Sale. Pictures from Schloss Ilpenstein, Amsterdam, December 3, 1872, No. 1 6 (4500 florins, Roos for Suermondt). In the Suermondt collection, Aachen, 1874. In the Kaiser Friedrich Museum, Berlin, 1906 catalogue, No. 80 iG. 430. THREE CHILDREN WITH A GOAT-CHAIR. B.
