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 348 GERARD DOU SECT. 17. THE HERMIT. M. 28. A hermit reads a book placed before him. Beside the book is a crucifix. A small and unimportant work. Panel. Exhibited by. Mr. Norman Forbes Robertson, London, 1899, No. 12. In the possession of the dealers Forbes and Paterson, London, in 1902. 18. THE HERMIT. M. 23 and 39. A hermit kneels in prayer before a crucifix in a ruined vault, into which the daylight penetrates. In front of him are an illustrated folio, a skull, a rosary, an hourglass, a lantern, and a burnt-out candle. He is shaded by a Chinese umbrella. [Cf. 21.] Panel, 15 inches by n inches. Sales. P. C. Hasselaar, Amsterdam, November 28, 1797, No. I (1310 florins). Amsterdam, August 6, 1810, No. 27 (95 florin?, Roelfsma). In the collection of the Marquess of Hertford. Now in the Wallace collection, London, 1901 catalogue, No. 177. 19. THE HERMIT. Sm. in ; M. 20. A hermit kneels to the right in front of a ruin. His clasped hands rest on a book. In front of him is a crucifix. A lantern hangs on a willow to the right. Signed in full on the top of the book, and with initials and the date 1670 on the back ; panel, 17^ inches by 13 J inches. Sale. Amsterdam, May 19, 1779 (143 florins). In the Electoral Gallery, Munich. Now in the Aeltere Pinakothek, Munich, 1904 catalogue, No. 399. 20. THE HERMIT. Sm. 114 ; M. 21. A hermit kneels to the left in a vault. He holds a crucifix in his clasped hand ; before him lies a Bible opened at the first chapter of Isaiah. Near it are an hourglass, books, a basket, a skull, and other objects. To the left is a withered tree on which hangs a lantern. Signed in full on the edge of the lowest book; panel, 13^ inches by n| inches. In the Electoral Gallery, Munich. Now in the Aeltere Pinakothek, Munich, 1904 catalogue, No. 400. 21. THE HERMIT. Sm. 120 ; M. 22. A hermit kneels to the left, praying before a crucifix. Beside the usual accessories there is an open Chinese umbrella. [Cf. 18.] Doubtful, according to M., because the Bible in front of the hermit is in German. Panel, 15^ inches by u| inches. A copy with some variations is at Budapest, No. 338. In the Mannheim gallery. The original was perhaps No. 20 in the sale at Amsterdam, April 9, 1783 (3005 florins). Now in the Aeltere Pinakothek, Munich, 1904 catalogue, No. 408. 22. THE HERMIT. Sm. 84 ; M. 27. A hermit, slightly turned to the right, sits in front of a vault, reading a large book. He holds up