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 3 8 AELBERT CUYP SECT. glass in his right hand and a flute in his left. He wears a red embroidered jacket, a white vest, and a black cap with a white plume. [Compare 66<r.J Signed, "A. Cuyp, fee. Ao 1652 " ; panel, 2d inches by 17 inches. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1908, No. 53. Then in the collection of J. H. Standen. in. PORTRAIT OF A SPORTSMAN. A three-quarter length, almost full face. He wears a red coat over a purple velvet jacket, and a red hat. He grasps in his left hand a staff which he carries on his shoulder, and holds up in his right hand a dead partridge. In the right- hand bottom corner is the head of a retriever. It is an unattractive picture. Signed on the right : "A. Cuyp fecit" ; canvas, 39^ inches by 31 inches. Exhibited by C. Sedelmeyer, the Paris dealer, 1901, No. 60. In the collection of Colonel Unthank, Intwood Hall, Norwich. Sale. London, May 27, 1897, No. 142 (200, Lane). In the possession of C. Sedelmeyer, "Catalogue of 100 Paintings," 1900, No. 8. In the collection of E. R. Bacon, New York. 112. Head of a Man. Full face, in black, with a black hat. Panel, 14 inches by n inches. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1881, No. 68. In the collection of Earl Cowper, Panshanger. 113. HALF-LENGTH PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN. Sm. 68. The portly gentleman wears black velvet, with slashed sleeves, and a black hat with a white plume. He turns slightly to the right, and holds in his right hand a dead partridge, while with the other hand he grasps the gun on his shoulder. The picture seems not to be at all bad, but it is so unfavourably hung that it cannot be fairly judged. Panel, 31 inches by 26 inches. Purchased in 1816 from the Abbe de Sambucy. In the collection of Louis XVIII. of France. In the Louvre, Paris, 1902 catalogue, No 2345A. 114. PORTRAIT OF A CAVALIER. A half-length, life size. He turns to the right, looking at the spectator. He has grey hair, moustache and beard, and wears black with a white collar and brown gloves. The background is greenish-grey. Signed, " Aetatis 50 obijt Ao 1631 A. Cuyp fecit"; panel, 28^ inches by 23 inches. Exhibited by the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, 1901, No. 57. In the possession of C. Sedelmeyer, "Catalogue of 100 Paintings," 1896, No. 8. In the collection of Willy Sauerbach, Paris. 115. PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN. A half-length, full