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 9 4 GERARD TER BORCH SECT. Exhibited at The Hague, 1881, No. 290. In the collection of Jonkvrouw A. Schimmelpenninck, The Hague. In the possession of the Amsterdam dealers Fred. Muller and Co. 288. PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG MAN. Full length, turned to the left and looking at the spectator. He has long fair hair and a moustache. He is in black with a square close-fitting white collar, short breeches, dark stockings, and laced shoes. He holds his felt hat in his right hand, and holds up his cloak at his breast with the left hand. Beside him to the left is a table with a brownish-purple cover, on which lies a large book bound in pigskin. Behind him to the right is a purple easy- chair. On the back wall is a map. To the left is a half-opened door. Canvas, 29 inches by 23 inches. In the Kaiser Friedrich Museum, Berlin, 1911 catalogue, No. 79iE ; acquired in 1876. 289. PORTRAIT OF A MIDDLE-AGED MAN. He looks three-quarters right. He is in black with a long close-fitting collar ; his long hair falls on his shoulders. His gloves are in his left hand. Beside him to the right his hat lies on a table with a reddish-purple velvet cover. Behind him stands an easy-chair of the same colour. Dark background. Signed on the chair with the monogram ; canvas, 31 inches by 24 inches. Exhibited at Brussels, 1873, No. 169. In the collection of B. Suermondt, Aachen ; bought in 1874 by the Berlin Museums. In the Kaiser Friedrich Museum, Berlin, 1911 catalogue, No. 79iD. 290. THE BURGOMASTER. Portrait of an elderly man in the black costume of a burgomaster, turned three-quarters right and looking at the spectator. He wears a tall black hat. His black cloak, with a turned -down white collar, falls to the knees, leaving visible only the gloved right hand which holds the other glove. He has black breeches and shoes. Canvas, 27 inches by 20 inches. Exhibited at Berlin, 1909, No. 137. Etched by Laguillermie. Sales. Pereire, Paris, March 6, 1872. Prince DemidofF, San Donate, March 15, 1880. In the collection of Baron Hirsch, Paris. In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, " Catalogue of 300 Paintings," 1898, No. 218. In the collection of E. Arnhold, Berlin. 291. A BURGOMASTER. Full length, turned three-quarters right and looking at the spectator. He has long curly hair and a slight moustache. He wears a tall broad-brimmed felt hat, a black costume with large white slashes on the arms, a white collar, short breeches, black stockings, and laced shoes. His cloak is thrown over his right arm. His right hand rests on his hip; the left hand is held in front of his breast, and the fingers play with his gold chain. To the right is a table with a red