ix FRANS HALS 23 82. THE LAUGHING MANDOLINE-PLAYER. M. 214. A young man with long dishevelled hair sits holding up in his right hand a glass full of wine, at which he looks with a smile. His dark costume is trimmed with blue ; his cap hangs on the back of his head, to the left. With his left hand he holds up one end of a mandoline, the other end of which rests on a table. Signed on the right with the monogram ; panel, 36 inches by 30 inches. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1891, No. 72. Sale. Capello, Amsterdam, May 6, 1767 (Terw. 587), No. 28 (58 florins). In the collection of Count Bonde, Stockholm. In the collection of Jules Forges, Paris ; bought from Martin Colnaghi, the London dealer (for jiooo). In the possession of the London dealer Wertheimer. In the collection of the late Baron Ferdinand von Rothschild, Waddesdon Manor. In the possession of the London dealer Gooden, 1896. In the possession of the London dealer Martin Colnaghi. In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, "Catalogue of 100 Paintings," 1896, No. 19. In the collection of A. V. Picard, Paris according to C. Sedelmeyer. In the possession of the London dealers T. Agnew and Sons. In the collection of Sir Edgar Vincent, Esher. 83. A LAUGHING BOY WITH A FLUTE. M. 219. He has long chestnut-brown hair, and laughs at the spectator. He holds his flute in his left hand. Although the Lille catalogue states that its authenticity is not quite certain, it seems good enough to be an original, as seen from a distance. [Pendant to 66.] Panel, 21 1 inches by 17 inches. In the collection of Antoine Brasseur, Lille, 1885. In the Lille Museum, A. Brasseur bequest ; 1893 catalogue, No. 372. 84. A LAUGHING BOY. M. 220. He has long hair, and wears a light-brown coat with white collar and cuffs. He holds a flute, and looks at the spectator. Panel, 19 inches by 15^ inches ; in a painted oval. Exhibited at the London Guildhall Art Gallery, 1903, No. 164. Sale. London, May 3, 1902, No. 96 (819, H. P. Lane). In the collection of H. P. Lane, Dublin. In the possession of the London dealers Dowdeswell. In the possession of Sir George Donaldson, London. 85. A YOUTH PLAYING A FLUTE. M. 222. A half- length, facing the spectator. He is in dark-brown, with a fur-trimmed cloak thrown over his left shoulder, and wears a tall hat with a plume. His long hair falls on his shoulders. He looks at the spectator. He holds his flute to his lips. The white cuff on his left wrist is visible. [Compare 88. Probably identical with 33^.] Signed with the monogram ; canvas, in the shape of a lozenge, each side measuring 25! inches.
