482 EGLON HENDRIK VAN DER NEER SECT. 220. Venus and Adonis. Sm. 36. In the foreground of a richly wooded landscape. The goddess, loosely clad in a blue garment, sits on the ground with Adonis. Cupid stands at her side. Near them are her milk-white doves and the huntsman's dogs. "This elaborate production possesses the additional interest of the figures being portraits of the artist with his wife and son " (Sm.). Canvas, about 22 inches by 18 inches. Mentioned by Descaraps (Sm.). In the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ; sold in 1828 by the directors (for 126 florins). Bought from the dealer Chaplin by Sm. before 1833 (for 63). [Possibly identical with the picture signed in full ; canvas, 24^ inches by 20^ inches formerly in the collection of Archibald M'Lellan, Glasgow, bought by "the city in 1856, and now in the Glasgow Art Gallery, 191 1 catalogue, No. 687. Translator.] 23. Venus, Mars, and Cupid. Panel, 15^ inches by 20 J inches. Sale. Younge and others, London, November 22, 1902, No. 135. 24. Landscape with Cupids. Sm. 33. In a landscape some Cupids play with a goat, while others beat tambourines or float sportively through the air. One of them, in front, plays with a dog. Canvas, 17 inches by 14 inches. In the Aeltere Pinakothek, Munich, 1833 (Sm.) ; not now there nor in any other Bavarian Royal collection. 25. Landscape with Nymphs. Sm. 35. Several nymphs, one of whom is undraped, adorn a statue of Priapus with garlands. Copper, 5 1 inches by 8 inches. In the collection of A. L. van Heteren, The Hague, 1752 (Hoet, ii. 457 ; bought as a whole in 1809 for the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Sale. Directors of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, August 4, 1828, No. 95 (45 florins, Chaplin). 26. CLEOPATRA. Sm. 8. The dying Cleopatra, dressed in a white satin gown adorned with jewels, sits in a handsome arm-chair. She takes leave of her women-friends ; one kisses her hand, while the other two seem to console her. Beside her is a table with articles of the toilet and other things upon it. At her feet is an overturned basket, from which various fruits have fallen. In front is a serpent, apparently pursuing a dog. Canvas, 2o| inches by 2i inches. Sales. G. Braamcamp, Amsterdam, July 31, 1771, No. 148 (177 florins, W. Meyer). The Hague, May 25, 1772, No. 12 (53 florins, Van Brakel). In the Royal collection, Buckingham Palace, London, 1885 catalogue, No. 97 ; it was there in 1854 (Waagen, ii. 9). 27. Cleopatra. She holds in one hand an antique bowl, and in the other the pearl which she is about to throw into it. Beside her is a man- servant who tries to restrain her. Good and delicately finished.
