i 4 FRANS HALS SECT. Sale. Wiermann, Amsterdam, August 18, 1762 (Terw. 271), No. 112 (10 florins 10, with pendant). 37. A Child blowing Soap-Bubbles. B. 50. Half-length of a small boy, almost in profile. He has a natural colour, and laughs heartily, showing his teeth. His long untidy hair falls on his shoulders. Signed on the left with the monogram ; circular panel, 12 inches across. In the Pereire collection, Paris. Sale. Baron de Beurnonville, Paris, May 9, 1881, No. 301. 38. HEAD OF A LAUGHING CHILD. M. 231. Almost in full face, but slightly inclined to the right and bent down to the left. The eyes look past the spectator. In his left arm he holds a spaniel, only the head of which is seen ; it looks keenly at the spectator. [Pendant to 27.] Circular panel, 1 1 inches across. Engraved by T. Gaugain, 1801. Bought in 1894 from the collection of Sir Andrew Fountaine, Narford Hall. In the Glasgow Art Gallery, 1904 catalogue, No. 419. 39. HEAD OF A CHILD WITH A DOG. M. 242. Circular. In the collection of Albert von Rothschild, Vienna. 40. HEAD OF A BOY. Half-length. He is seen in a three- quarter view to the right. He has brown hair and dark eyes. He wears a black hat and a dark greyish-brown cloak falling in folds with a bright red border round the throat, at which the white shirt is shown. Light- grey background. Circular panel, 6| inches across. In the possession of the London dealers Sulley. In the collection of Carl von Hollitscher, Berlin, since 1905. 41. A BOY READING. M. 250. Half-length ; life size. He leans on his left elbow, and wears a cap with a green feather. Broadly painted in greyish-blue tones. Painted about 1635. About 30 inches by 25 inches. Exhibited by the London dealers Lawrie, 1903, No. 3. In the collection of the late F. Fleischmann, London. 42. HEAD OF A YOUNG MAN. In a light-brown costume. His hair hangs down in disorder ; he wears a greenish-black cap. Well preserved. Panel ; the wood was badly planed and the grain runs diagonally. Exhibited by the London dealers Forbes and Paterson, 1902, No. 15. In the possession of the London dealers Sulley. 43. HEAD OF A BOY. M. 249. In profile to the left. The eyes stare slightly upward. The lips are parted. The long hair is rough. Only the upper edge of the dress is visible. Signed on the left with the monogram ; panel, 5 inches by 4 inches.
