ix FRANS HALS 63 turned to the left, and looks at the spectator. In his left hand he carries a basket of herrings packed in straw ; he holds up a herring in his right hand. Dark-green background. On the wall to the left is inscribed, "WIE BEEGERT"; to the right at top is his coat-of-arms, bearing half a silver unicorn. Inscribed below the coat-of-arms, " JET AT SVJE 73 (and under this) 1616" ; panel, 33 inches by ih inches. See Moes, Iconographia Batava, No. 5171. An eighteenth-century drawing by V. van der Vinne after this portrait was in the Wertheim collection, Amsterdam, about 1883. Sales. Van Tol, Soeterwoude, near Leyden, June 15, 1779, No. 8 (15 florins, Delfos). Barend Kooy, Amsterdam, April 20, 1820, No. 38' (10 florins, Kopersmit). C. H. Hodges and others, Amsterdam, February 27, 1838, No. 294. J. A. TOpfer, Amsterdam, November 16, 1841, No. 28 (i c florins ;o, f-p. . . > j j ' lijssen). In the possession of the London dealer Martin Colnaghi, from whom it was acquired in 1866. In the collection of the Earl of Northbrook, London, 1889 catalogue, No. 61. 206. Nicolaas Noppen, husband of Geertruida van Santen. Life size. [Pendant to 207.] Canvas. Sale. Amsterdam, January 25, 1830, No. 30 (21 florins, Van den Berg). 207. Geertruida van Santen, wife of Nicolaas Noppen. Life size. [Pendant to 206.] Canvas. Sale. Amsterdam, January 25, 1830, No. 30 (21 florins, Van den Berg). 208. JACOB PIETERSZ OLYCAN (1596-1638). B. 24; M. 58. Three-quarter-length. He stands, turned three-quarters right, and looks to the left past the spectator. His right hand holds his hat ; his left hand is pressed to his side. He wears a richly-embroidered velvet costume with a short cloak and a lace-trimmed ruff and wristbands. In the left- hand top corner hangs his coat-of-arms a later addition. [Pendant to 209.] Inscribed on the right, " JET AT SVJE 29 (and under this) A 1625 " 5 canvas, 48^ inches by 38^ inches. See Moes, Iconographia Batava, No. 5537, i. Sale. Amsterdam, May 16, 1877, No. 9 (19,580 florins, with pendant, bought in). Bought for The Hague Gallery in 1880 from the Van Sypestein family, with the pendant (for 10,000 florins). In the Royal Picture Gallery, The Hague, 1907 catalogue, No. 459. 209. ALETTA HANEMANS (born at Zwolle ; married to Jacob Olycan there July 14, 1624, and to Nicolaas van Loo January 29, 1641 ; died February 9, 1653), wife of Jacob Olycan. B. 25 ; M. 29. Three- quarter-length. She stands, turned three-quarters left, and looks at the spectator. Her left hand holds her gloves ; her right hand touches her
