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in GERARD DOU 357 42*7. An Old Man reading a Book. Cf. M. 41. 14^ inches by 12^ inches, oval. [Compare 28.] This is not identical with the pictures in the sales of 1766 and 1777 (cf. 23^), as M. thought. Sale. Fraula, Brussels, July 21, 1738, No. 282 (211 florins). 42^. An Old Man reading a Book. Sale. Amsterdam, April 15, 1739, No. i (130 florins). 42^. An Old Man with a Book open on his Knees. Sale. Amsterdam, April 15, 1739, No. 2. 42^. An Old Man reading a Book. Sale. Amsterdam, August 9, 1739, No. 8 (45 florins). 42*. An Old Man reading a Book. Sale. Amsterdam, October 10, 1742, No. 12 (19 florins 5). 42/ An Old Man reading. An early work. Sale. Amsterdam, September 25, 1743, No. 64 (3 florins 5). 42^. An Old Man holding a Book. M. 67. Panel, 9 inches by 6 inches. Sale. Prinz van Rubempre, Brussels, April n, 1765, No. 95 (105 florins, see Terw. 402). 43. An Old Man reading. M. 66. An old man with a fur cap sits at a writing-table, reading a letter attentively. Behind him a comely girl is laughing. A bookshelf and other objects are introduced. Accord- ing to the Putman sale catalogue this was an earlier work than the " Portrait of the Artist " (272), now in the National Gallery. Panel, 5^ inches by 4^ inches. Sale. Mile. A. C. Putman, Amsterdam, August 17, 1803, No. 24 (26 florins, Gruyter). 43#. An Old Man with a Grey Beard. He has an open book on his knees and a pen in his hand. Panel. Sale. C. Piera, Amsterdam, September 7, 1829, No. 29 (140 florins, Gruyter). 44. A Man thinking over the Contents of a Letter. A man sits in an arm-chair at a writing-table with a green cloth. His figure is strongly illumined by the daylight from a window near him. He holds a letter in his right hand. He wears a yellow dressing-gown with a red sash. Somewhat faded. The combination of colours and the low price suggest doubts as to the authenticity of this picture. Panel, 10 inches by 8 inches. Sale. Gadertz, Ltibeck, September 21, 1864, No. 207 (22 florins). 45. A Young Man reading. A half-length. The young man