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 xvn GERARD TER BORCH 19 the slightly varied replica of this picture in the collection of J. J. van Alen, Rushton Hall, Kettering, is signed with Duyster's monogram. See note to 40. Panel, 13 inches by 16 inches. Sale. Pieck-Le Leu de Wilhelm, The Hague, May 28, 1777, No. 44 (420 florins, Wubbels). 37^. A Guard-room with an Officer. Sale. The Hague, June 8, 1820, No. 200. 37*. A Guard-room with Soldiers playing Cards. Canvas, 16 inches by 17 inches. Sale. H. A. Bauer and others, Amsterdam, September n, 1820, No. 7 (25 florins, Engelberts). 38. A Guard-room. It is uncertain whether two or more of the following are identical : Sales. Amsterdam, April 6, 1695 (Hoet, i. 22), No. 3 (61 florins). Amsterdam, June 20, 1714 (Hoet, i. 175), No. 29 (45 florins) an excellent picture. Amsterdam, November 8, 1734, No. 29. In the collection of J. von Hirsch, Wiirzburg, 1859 (Parthey, ii. 624). 380. A Trumpeter and Several Soldiers. Canvas, 28^ inches by 30 inches. Sale. Count Cajetan Brunetti, Vienna, January 12, 1871, No. 105. 39. A Guard-room. Middle-aged soldiers play cards with a lady holding a gold ornament in her lap. At the side is a greyhound. The lady wears a white petticoat, a red bodice trimmed with fur, and a Dutch cap. With head turned back, she asks the advice of the men seated behind her and holds up her cards. A fine composition, bright in colour and exquisitely rendered, which is especially notable for a group of weapons, trumpets, and drums on the right, with a tall banner of many colours, in which yellow predominates, leaning against the staircase. Canvas, 27 inches by 37^ inches. In the collection of J. von Hirsch, Wiirzburg, 1859 (Parthey, ii. 624). Sale. J. J. von Hirsch auf Gereuth, Cologne, September 23, 1878, No. 233. 40. A GUARD-ROOM. Four soldiers play cards in a guard-room. The youngest with a violent gesture flings down an ace. The men wear the most varied uniforms. One, with his back to the spectator, wears a cuirass and a tall helmet. Opposite him is a trooper of distinguished appearance, with long curling hair, who wears a black costume with a lace collar. The youngest man is in yellow with a red velvet cap. The fourth man, who stands, is enveloped in a large cloak. On the floor in the left foreground and on the walls are many different weapons. An early work in the style of 35. Probably identical with 121. Panel, n inches by 14^- inches. Exhibited at Dlisseldorf, 1904, No. 388.