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282 GABRIEL METSU SECT. wax to the 'flame of a candle to seal a letter in her left hand. A maid- servant, with a brass market-pail on her arm, stands to the right of the table waiting for the letter. A spaniel is asleep at the lady's feet. Upon the table are writing materials, paper, and a little book. At the back are the bed and the fireplace. 1 8 inches by 14 inches. Described from a print engraved by J. Watson, 1771, from a picture then in the collection of Lord Powerscourt, most of whose pictures have since been sold. 1 02. A Woman and a Maid-Servant. A woman sits in a room conversing with a maid-servant, who stands with a market-pail on her arm. Near them is a man with a pipe in his hand. Canvas, 28 inches by 24 inches. Sale. Ph. van der Schley and D. du Pre, Amsterdam, December 22, 1817, No. 63 (39 florins, Coders). 103. A Lady and a Page. Sm. 58 and 104. In a spacious hall stands a lady in white satin, with her left hand on her breast and a pink in her right hand. A fair-haired page in a rich costume stands behind her, holding a silver ewer and salver. In front of her is a table with a red cloth, upon which are a mirror and a silver box. A little spaniel, mounted on a stool, jumps up at the lady. " A brilliant and beautiful example of the master" (Sm.). Panel, 19^ inches by 17 inches. Sales. Willem Lormier, The Hague, July 4, 1763, No. 183 (400 florins). (Probably) Schrijvere, 1768 (400 florins) the page holds a "lamp" (Sm.), which is probably a mistranslation of the Dutch "lampet," a salver ; otherwise this is a different picture. In the Van der Pot collection, Rotterdam. Imported into England by Galli, and in the possession of the dealer Buchanan, 1833 (Sm.). In the Gray collection, sold in 1839. In the Labouchere collection. Sale. J. Harris, London, 1872 (183 : 155., bought in). 104. A Lady and a Maid-Servant. Sm. 115 and Suppl. 18. In a handsomely furnished room a lady, dressed in a grey silk jacket trimmed with ermine and a cinnamon coloured skirt, sits near the fire. In her right hand she holds out a plate for a pancake which a young maid-servant, bending down at her side, takes from a frying-pan on the fire. A little spaniel on the lady's lap licks the maid's hand. "This is painted in the artist's most engaging style." Canvas, 19 inches by 14 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, December 5, 1785, No. 55 (780 florins, Fouquet). In the collection of Baron Delessert, Paris, 1833-42 (Sm.). Sale. Delessert, Paris, March 15, 1869, No. 49 (8400 francs). In the possession of the dealer F. Kleinberger, Paris. In the collection of the late Maurice Kann, Paris. 105. A LADY GIVING A LETTER TO A MAID-SER-