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 240 JAN STEEN SECT. the dog's tongue lolls out of his mouth. In the background is a broad, flat landscape. To the left is a large tree. About 40 inches high. In the possession of the dealers Lawrie and Co., London, April 1899, as a work by Th. de Keyzer. Now in the collection of Fairfax Murray, London. 874/7. Portrait of a well-dressed Man. 8 inches by 6 inches, oval. Sale. Van Dijl, Amsterdam, January 10, 1814, No. 146. 874^. Portrait of a Man. Signed in full ; canvas, 35 inches by 28 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, April 13, 1829, No. 153 (i florin). 874*:. Portrait of a Man. Exhibited at Leyden, 1850, No. 142, by "D.D." 874^. Portrait of a Man. A half-length portrait of a man turned slightly to the right. He has a dish in his left hand ; he holds his nose with his right, and leans his head back. Panel, 2 inches by 2 inches. Sale. Stiels and others, Cologne, May 24, 1897, No. 224. 874*. Portrait of a Violinist. The man sits feeing the spectator, with his right leg thrown over the left, in the midst of his musical instru- ments. He is dressed in brown, and has a black hat. He is tightening the strings of his violin. To the right is a harpsichord, upon which lie a music-book and a set of bagpipes. On the wall hang a zither and a reed- pipe. To the left are a drum, a bass viol, and an organ. On the floor lie a music-book, an English flute, a psaltery, and a dulcimer. Signed in full to the right on the harpsichord; panel, n| inches by 12 inches. In the collection of D. F. Scheurleer, The Hague. 875. PORTRAIT OF A MAN. He wears a brown costume, and has long hair. 20 inches by 1 6 inches. Sale. Arthur Kay, of Glasgow, London, May 1 1, 1901, No. 115. 876. PORTRAIT OF A MAN SMOKING. A half-length, about life size. The man is turned to the right in profile. If memory serves, he is dressed in grey and has a red cap. In the background is a landscape, with evening light, under a sombre sky. Some ascribed the picture to Harmen Hals, and were reminded in the landscape of A. Brouwer ; the two artists might have painted the picture together in the studio of Frans Hals. The landscape, however, does not seem significant enough for A. Brouwer, and the whole work is rather to be regarded as a genuine example of Jan Steen : there is no reason to doubt the authenticity of the signature.