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 334 GODFRIED SCHALCKEN SECT. 84. Venus giving Cupid a Burning Arrow. Sm. Suppl. 8. The goddess is lightly clad. Her scarlet cloak floats behind her. [Pendant to 113.] Panel, 8 inches by 6 inches. In the Van Loon collection, Amsterdam, 1842 (Sm.). 84*7. Venus and Cupid. Venus sits on a hill, playing with Cupid, who tries to snatch at the bow which his mother has taken from him. A second Cupid, with a blazing torch, flies away. The scene is laid in a charming landscape. A very good picture. Sale. Paris, March 13, 1846, No. 39 (231 francs). 85. DIOGENES IN SEARCH OF AN HONEST MAN. Sm. 102. Half-length, life size, turned three-quarters left. He has a thick bushy beard and is poorly dressed. He holds a lantern in both hands. Two candles are attached to a button on his coat. Beside him is a young man with ass's ears. Behind him are several coarse faces. A child points at him with his finger and shouts after him. Canvas, 31 inches by 24^ inches. In the collection of the Due d'Arenberg, Brussels; it was there in 1833 (Sm.) ; W. Burger's 1859 catalogue, No. 56. 86. A Symbolic Representation of the Peace of Nymwegen. With the portrait of Louis XIV. and several others twelve figures in all. A masterpiece. Very finely rendered. Canvas, 25! inches by 32^ inches. Sales. E. van Dishoek, The Hague, June 9, 1745 (Hoet, ii. 169), No. 16 (300 florins). E. van Dishoek, Amsterdam, November 6, 1749 (Hoet, ii. 277), No. 7 (355 florins, L. Berk for Van Dijk). Philip van Dijk, The Hague, June 13, 1753 (Terw. 73), No. 59 but No. 103 of the original catalogue (209 florins, Visscher). The widow of Philip van Dijk, The Hague, November 26, 1763 (Terw. 353), No. 2 (160 florins). (Supplementary) Amsterdam, June 4, 1766, No. 15. 87. The Burning of the Town of Dordrecht The great fire is near the exchange. Glowing embers fly about in the breeze and fall near the houses. In front, men stand in the dark night, watching the fire. Very good and natural. Panel, 26 1 inches by 22 inches. Sale. The widow of S. A. Westerhof, born Van der Schagen, Amsterdam, May 1 6, 1781, No. 49 (180 florins, Spaan). 88. PRECIOSA RECOGNISED. s m. 95. Predosa, poorly dressed and holding a stick in her left hand, kneels in the middle, turned to the left. With her right hand she unfastens her gown to point to her breast. Beside her to the right stands her richly dressed mother, who recognises her daughter and opens her mouth in amazement. On the extreme right stands a man, open-mouthed, with folded hands. Behind him to the left is seen another head. On the extreme left stands an old