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Title: The Netherland galleries : being a history of the Dutch school of painting, illuminated and demonstrated by critical descriptions of the great paintings in the many galleries
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Preyer, David C. (David Charles), 1861-1913
Subjects: Art museums Painting
Publisher: Boston : St. Botolph Society
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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onour. In the first one on our left (E) hangs the onlyexample in the Museum of Jacob van Ochtervelt,an unknown painter of merit who lived during thesecond half of the 17th century. This canvas isa group picture of the Regents of the Lepers Hos-pital. There are two canvases by Bol, an allegoricalpainting on Education, and a biblical subject, Naaman, the Syrian. A city view in winter byBeerstraten, an Italian landscape by Pynacker, anda view of Dordrecht by van Goyen, are the onlypictures here, besides portraits by van Anraadt, deBaen, Elias, and especially two by van der Heist. The second alcove (F) contains The Companyof Captain Jacob de Vries, called the Jewish Com-pany, by de Keyzer, which shows the influence ofFrans Hals. The Doelen Heeren, a corporationpiece of four Syndics, by van der Heist, is farsuperior to his Peace Banquet, as it containsmore of the higher qualities of art. Aelbert Cuyps Fighting Fowl shows how greatly he surpasseddHondecoeter, even on the latters own ground.
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Malfes UbrouQb tbe Galleries 281 A turkey-cock and a rooster are giving battle whiletwo clucking hens are seen on the right. The orangesky, the rich colour and harmony of the plumage,are the work of a great master. A Jolly Musi-cian by Gerard van Honthorst, is of interest be-cause it is in the first period of this artist, beforehis spoliation by Italian manner. The Storm onthe Coast, by Simon de Vlieger, is a good exam-ple of this marine painter. In the next alcove (G) we have as piece-de-re-sistance the famous canvas by Frans Hals, on whichhe depicts himself and his second wife LysbethReniers (Plate VI). The work is truly regardedas one of the most characteristic portrait groupsextant, although the question has been unnecessarilyraised as to the identity of the couple. There is ajolly bond of good-fellowship between them. Ithas even been suggested that the idea of thus beingrepresented sitting together like two sentimentallovers seems too much for the gravity of Fransand his wife. Th

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