Excerpt from A Catalogue of a Valuable Collection of Pictures by the Old Masters, the Property of a Gentleman, Chiefly of the Dutch and Flemish Schools: Comprising Works by J. Asselyn, Brauwer, Canaletto, Cuyp, Cosway, R. A., Greuze, Hughtenberg, Hondekoeter, F. Hals, Hobbima, G. Honthorst, Jansens, Lancret, Molinaer, Mieris, Ochterveldt, Ruysdael, Rembrandt, G. Schalken, D. Teniers, Van Der Neer<br><br>A. Cuyp. A Portrait of a Gentleman in a Black Dress and Hat, with White Collar and Cuffs, holding a letter in his right.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.