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ii GABRIEL METSU 275 Engraved by David in the Le Brun Gallery, 1792. In the collection of the Due de Choiseul, Paris, 1754 (Descamps). Sale. Choiseul Praslin, Paris, February 1 8, 1793 (350 francs). 71. A Woman reading by Candlelight. Sm. 86. Panel, 8 inches by 6| inches. Described by Descamps (vol. ii.). Sales. H. Verschuuring, The Hague, September 17, 1770, No. 108. V. van der Vinne and van Oukerke, Haarlem, March n, 1816, No. 15. 72. A well-dressed Lady reading. She sits at a table, leaning both hands upon it, and reads an open book lying before her. She wears a red jacket and a hat trimmed with red feathers. Canvas, 41 inches by 36^ inches. Sales. [Van Rothaan], Amsterdam, March 29, 1826, No. 56 (71 florins, Heris). Comte F. de Robiano, Brussels, May I, 1837, No. 439 (600 francs). 73. A Young Lady holding Papers. She seems to be thinking. Her dress is of red velvet. Panel, 8 inches by loj inches. Sale. Bleuland, Utrecht, May 6, 1839, No. 210. 74. A LADY HOLDING A BOOK. A three-quarter length. A lady in a silk dress and a green jacket trimmed with white fur sits at a table covered with a Persian carpet, holding an open book in her right hand. Upon her lap is a little dog which lays its fore- paws on her arm. Panel, 8 inches by 7^ inches. Sales. A. Meynts, Amsterdam, July 15, 1823, No. 72 (900 florins, Brond- geest). W. Theobald, London, 1851 (120: 153., Rutley). London, 1856 (^162 : 155., Emery). C. Scarisbrick, London, 1861 (273). Adrian Hope, London, June 30, 1894, No. 42 (1260, Colnaghi). 75. A Lady writing a Letter. A lady, wearing a red velvet jacket trimmed with fur and a yellow dress, sits at a table covered with a cloth. She has a pen in her right hand and lays her left hand on a sheet of paper ; she seems to be thinking. Panel, 12 inches by 10 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, August 8, 1804, No. 108 (30 florins, Vinkeles). 76. A Lady writing. A comely young woman sits in a room writ- ing. She has a pen in one hand and puts her finger to her mouth. She wears a light purple dress with crimson sleeves, and a black velvet hat with white feathers. Copper, 15 inches by ii inches, rounded off" at the top. Sale. Comte F. de Robiano, Brussels, May i, 1837, No. 438 (725 francs). 76*. A Young Woman writing a Letter. A young woman sits in profile to the left in a carved chair at a table covered with a rich red