xvin CASPAR NETSCHER 255 Sales. (Probably) Amsterdam, February 18, 1875, No. 116. W. Beukman and others, Amsterdam, October 5, 1875, No. 39. Van Beijma thoe Kingma and others, Amsterdam, October 25, 1876, No. 50. Van Loon and Van Winter and others, Amsterdam, February 26, 1878, No. 50. 345. Portrait of a Sailor. Three-quarter length j turned to the right. He wears a red quilted coat with an ornament pinned on it. He raises his coat with his left hand and points with the right to the sea, which is visible through a window at the back. His face, framed in long curls, is turned to the spectator. Behind him on a block of stone lie an atlas, a telescope, a solar microscope, a compass, and other scientific instruments. Signed in full on the window-sill, and dated 1650 (?) ; canvas, 18^ inches by 15! inches. Sale. Neven, Cologne, March 17, 1879, No. 159. 346. Portrait of a Gentleman of Rank. He sits, turned three- quarters right, in a room, with -his left hand on his hip, and his right arm leaning on a stone pedestal. His legs are crossed. He wears a blue doublet embroidered in gold and silver and adorned on the breast with strips of lace, chestnut-brown breeches partly covered by a brown cloak thrown over the right shoulder, and a long curly wig reaching down to his waist. In the right background is a bust of a woman. Through an opening, which leads to a park, is seen a ruined monument. Signed in full, and dated 1679 ; canvas, 20 inches by 17 inches. Sale. Vicomte B. Du Bus de Gisignies, Brussels, May 9, 1882, No. 52. 346*7. Portrait of a Gentleman. Three-quarter length ; turned to the right. He has a grey overcoat. At the back are an antique bust, and a view of a garden. Panel, 19 inches by 15 inches. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1884, No. 127. Then in the collection of W. A. Smith. 346^. Portrait of a Scholar. He wears a black robe and cap, and sits in front of a tall column, leaning his right arm on a pedestal. Beside him to the left is a white poodle. On the right is a park, with a statue of Cupid in front. Panel, 28 inches by 18 inches. Sale. A. Bahner, Cologne, September 30, 1889, No. 90. 347. Portrait of a Nobleman. Three-quarter length; turned to the right. He has one hand in the opening of his figured robe lined with silk, and rests the other hand on a table, upon which are letters and a sword. At the back is a park with a statue of Justice. Signed on the right at foot ; canvas, 18^ inches by 15 inches. Sale.G. Rothan, Paris, May 29, 1890, No. 79 (1600 francs).
