. Notable paintings by masters of the early English, Dutch, Flemish and French schools. No. 87. PIETER DE HOOGH AND PALAMEDES 1632—1681A GAME OF TRIC TRAC (Illustrated on opposite page) A splendid composition, in which the interior is by De Hooghand the figures by Palamedes. In a cool, shady room, througha window of which can be seen a group of buildings in a blazeof sunlight, a number of men are seated drinking and watch-ing the progress of a game of backgammon, or tric-trac. Theyare dressed in the costume of the well-to-do Dutch burgessesof the early seventeenth century. Height, 24 inches; l
. Notable paintings by masters of the early English, Dutch, Flemish and French schools. No. 87. PIETER DE HOOGH AND PALAMEDES 1632—1681A GAME OF TRIC TRAC (Illustrated on opposite page) A splendid composition, in which the interior is by De Hooghand the figures by Palamedes. In a cool, shady room, througha window of which can be seen a group of buildings in a blazeof sunlight, a number of men are seated drinking and watch-ing the progress of a game of backgammon, or tric-trac. Theyare dressed in the costume of the well-to-do Dutch burgessesof the early seventeenth century. Height, 24 inches; length, 34 of M. Charles Sedelmeyer, Paris, 1907. No. 88 SIR ANTHONY VAN DYCK 1599—1641 WILLIAM LAUD, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY (Replica of Painting in the Hermitage, St. Petersburg) The head and shoulders of a man somewhat past the prime oflife, his hair of an iron gray, and silver streaks showing in hisshort, pointed beard and mustache. A cloak of red silk is castover his shoulders, concealing the arms, the outline of whichcan be indistinctly seen beneath its folds. Th
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