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ii GABRIEL METSU 333 248*. Two Girls. Both are almost of the same size. 21 inches by 20 inches. Sale. Johan van der Hulk, Dordrecht, April 23, 1720, No. 31 (101 florins). 248^. Portrait of a Woman in a Case. Sale. Theodoro Wilkens, Amsterdam, June 17, 1748, No. 61 (39 florins). 248^. Portrait of a Lady. Sm. 52. She wears a red bodice and a black veil, and has a rose in her hand. Panel, 8 inches by 6| inches. [Pendant to 246.] Sale, Paillet, Paris, 1799 (3150 francs, with pendant). 248^. Portrait of a Woman. She has a white hood and a grey dress. Canvas, 16 inches by 9! inches. Sale. J. B. Guyot, Paris, March 8, 1809, No. 155. 248*. Portrait of a Lady. She wears a white satin dress and holds a parrot. A three-quarter length. Panel, 6 inches by 5^ inches. Sale. J. A. Bennet, Leyden, April 10, 1829, No. 12 (34 florins, Van der Berch, Leyden). 248/1 Portrait of a Woman with a black Veil. Panel, 22 inches by 18 inches. In the collection at Soder, Hanover, sold 1859 (Parthey, ii. 113). 248^. Portrait of a Young Lady. A half-length, in profile to the left, with the head turned slightly towards the spectator. She wears a large white lace cap, a reddish-brown velvet dress trimmed with fur, and a white bodice. Panel, 6 inches by 5^ inches. Sale. Stiels and others, Cologne, May 24, 1897, No. 153. 248/1. A View of the Dam at Amsterdam. The picture shows the Nieuwe Kerk, the Town Hall, and the corner of the Weigh-house. Canvas, 21 inches by 27 inches. Sale. Supplementary, Amsterdam, June 4, 1766, No. 27. 249. The Pig's Carcase. A pig's carcase hangs on a ladder in the foreground of a barn. A boy stands on a stool beside it and, supported by a little girl, tries with a stick to knock down the bladder hanging from a nail. In the background a woman inflates the pig's intestines. In the foreground are the pig's head and lights. The carcase is strongly illumined. Panel, 25 inches by 18 inches. Sales. Supplementary, Amsterdam, June 4, 1766, No. 26. P. Locquet, Amsterdam, September 22, 1783, No. 222 (130 florins, Yver). Barend Kooy, Amsterdam, April 20, 1820, No. 52 (30 florins, Poortermans). 249*. Dead Birds. Sale. Sandra, Middelburg, August 3, 1713, No. ill (13 florins).