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 ix FRANS HALS 15 In the collection of P. A. B. Widener, Philadelphia. In the possession of the New York dealer Duveen, January 1909. In the collection of John G. Johnson, Philadelphia. 44. HEAD OF A BOY. M. 251. In profile to the left. The eyes have a shy look, and the lips are parted. The long hair falls in curls on the neck. Only the upper edge of the jacket, with the shirt, is visible. Signed on the right with the monogram ; panel, 5 inches by 4 inches. In the collection of P. A. B. Widener, Philadelphia. In the possession of the New York dealer Duveen, January 1909. In the collection of John G. Johnson, Philadelphia. 45. HEAD OF A LITTLE GIRL. In profile to the right. Untidy hair and a white collar. Few definite colours. Panel, 5 inches by 4! inches. In the private collection of E. Warneck, Paris. 46. 47. The Children of Frans Hals. Two pictures. Mentioned by Moes, Iconographia Batava, No. 3141. In the inventory of Sybout van Caerdecamp, Leyden, February 23, 1644. Head of a Boy. Mentioned in the inventory of Adriaen Molenhouck, 1676 noted by A. Bredius. 47/>. Head of a Child. Sale. Cornelis Dusart, Haarlem, August 21, 1708, No. 252. 47 c. A Boy. Sale. Maria Beukelaar, Anthony de Waart, The Hague, April 19, 1752 (Hoet, ii. 331), No. 264 (17 florins). 48. A CHILD WITH A GOAT IN A LANDSCAPE. Once very good, but now completely ruined. Sale. George Smith, London, May 8, 1901, No. 304 (21). 49. DE STRANDLOOPER VAN HAARLEM (The Haarlem Fisher-Boy). B. 37 ; M. 254. Half-length ; life size. A fisher-boy, seen in full face, laughs at the spectator. His arms are folded on his breast. He wears a little cap ; his hair is in disorder. He wears a jacket with broad sleeves, and carries a basket on his back. At the back is a landscape ; to the right is the sea. [Possibly identical with 55, 58*7, and 58*:.] Signed on the left with the intertwined letters " F. H." ; canvas, 30 inches by 25^ inches. Sale. Alphonse Oudry, Paris, April 1 6 and 20, 1869. In the possession of the Paris dealer Ch. Sedelmeyer, " Catalogue of 300 Paintings," 1898, No. 46. In the Antwerp Museum, 1905 catalogue, No. 188. 50. A LAUGHING FISHER-BOY. M. 253. A fair boy, turned to the right. He holds his hands before his breast. He wears a