(Bryan Collection.)
B-156. St. John preaching. (29½X42.) Theodore Rombouts.
In a former catalogue this picture was classed among unknown artists. The donor has since discovered it to be by Rombouts. From the collection of General Desport.
(Bryan Collection.)
B-157. View of a Windmill on a Canal. (10½X12½.) Theodore Rombouts.
Signed by the artist. Bought in New York city.
(Bryan Collection.)
B-158. St. Catherine. (38½X28½.) Peter Paul Rubens.
There are but six pictures of this quality of color by Rubens, known to the donor. Three are in the Louvre, one is over the painter's tomb, one is the famous Chapeau de Paille, and the other is before us. It was brought from a church in the neighborhood of Brussels, by Nieuwen-huysen, the elder, and sold to the Count Perregeau.
(Bryan Collection.)
B-159. Christ bearing the Cross. (59X24½.) Peter Paul Rubens.
This picture is especially valuable for historical considerations, as being the only one which Rubens is known to have painted on cedar panel. It formed one compartment of a triptique in the Cathedral of Antwerp. The centre compartment represented the Flagellation of Christ.
The donor has the authority of Mr. Heris for the authenticity of this picture, and the locality from which it was stolen.
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B-160. Portrait of a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. (44X33.) Peter Paul Rubens.