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 328 GODFRIED SCHALCKEN SECT. 6 1. A Hermit with Grey Hair and Beard at his Devotions: perhaps St. Jerome. He sits in a cave, with an open book on his knees, and looks at the relics. On a rock beside him lie a book, a casket, a cup, an hour-glass, and a woollen cover. Above his head, a lantern hangs from the branch of a tree. An unusually good and well-painted picture. Panel, 15 inches by io| inches. Sales. Robert de Saint Victor, Paris, November 26, 1822, No. 171 (650 francs, Tardieu). S. Erard, Paris, 1831 (800 francs). 62. An Old Hermit in a Monastic Robe. He wears spectacles and reads a book by the light of a smoky lamp. On a table in front of him lie books and a skull. Canvas, 17 inches by 13 inches. Sale. I. Pereire, Paris, March 6, 1872, No. 155 (300 francs). 620. A Monk reflecting on Mortality. 53 inches by 39 inches. Sale. E. Deusy, Arras, June 14, 1897, No. 350. 63. A Grey-bearded Hermit. Half-length. With folded hands and eyes cast up. On a table lie two folios. Signed in full above to the right ; canvas, 37 J inches by 30 inches. Sale. Prof. Dr. Wedewer of Wiesbaden, Berlin, March 17, 1908, No. 161. 630. The Martyrdom of a Saint. By torchlight. Panel, 30 inches by i inches. Sale. A. Sirakens, London, July 22, 1910, No. 152. 63^. Cupid in a Landscape. With accessories. 14 inches by 10 inches. Sale. Joan Willem Frank, The Hague, April 5, 1762, No. 32 (4 florins 15, Furet). 63^. Psyche looking at Cupid asleep. Sm. 71. She holds a lamp. Copper, 8| inches by 7 inches. In the collection of C. Droste, The Hague ; mentioned by Droste in his poem on his collection, 1716 edition, p. 60. Sale. Coenraad Baron Droste, The Hague, July 21, 1734 (Hoet, i. 426), No. 42 (105 florins). In the possession of G. Hoet, The Hague ; sold by him to W. Lormier (for 127 florins), according to Lormier's store-room catalogue of December 1754, No. 247. In the possession of W. Lormier, The Hague, 1752 (Hoet, ii. 438) ; wrongly called " Venus and Cupid." Sale. W. Lormier, The Hague, July 4, 1763 (Terw. 329), No. 235 (18 florins 10). 64. Cupid visiting the Sleeping Psyche. With an effect of light