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in GERARD DOU 375 95^. An Old Woman reading, with an Old Man in an Interior. Sale. Amsterdam, October 10, 1742, No. 12 (24 florins). 96. An Old Woman reading. M. 209. A round picture. Sale. E. von Dishoek, The Hague, June 9, 1745, No. 53 (110 florins). 96*7. An Old Woman reading. See M. 209. Sale. Amsterdam, November 6, 1749, No. 12 (60 florins). 96^. An Old Woman reading. Sm. Suppl. 38. She has buried her head in her purple velvet cloak, trimmed with sable. She casts down her eyes to read a book which she holds in both hands. Panel, 4^ inches by 3! inches, oval. Sale. Servad, Amsterdam, June 25, 1778, No. 31 (1000 florins, Yver). 97. A Woman reading. M. 210. A middle-aged woman sits on a chair with a book in her lap, and turns the pages with her right hand. Her left arm rests on a table with a cloth, on which are two books. In the background are a staircase, a pillar, and a curtain. Panel, 10 inches by 7 inches. Sales. Amsterdam, October 6, 1801 (210 florins). D. de Jongh, Rotterdam, March 26, 1810 (505 florins, Le Brun). 98. An Old Woman reading, with a Boy. Sm. 85 ; M. 298. An old woman sits in an arm-chair, reading the Bible. Near her a boy leans against a table with a green cloth, on which are a bottle, a leg of mutton in a dish, and some bread. In the foreground is a spaniel. Panel, 14 inches by 17 inches. The picture has been engraved (Sm.). Sale. Solirene, Paris, March n, 1812 (2500 francs). 98*7. An Old Woman meditating on a Book. Panel, 9 inches by 8 inches. Sale. J. F. Wolschot, Antwerp, September i, 1817, No. 17. A Woman reading. M. 208. Panel, 13 inches by 10 inches. Sale. Mainz, October 15, 1895. 98^. An Old Woman reading. Panel, 12^ inches by gj inches. Sale. D. Hedges, London, July 4, 1903, No. 155. 99. A Girl reading. M. 222. A half-length. The girl sits, facing right, and reads with attention a book that she holds with both hands on her lap. She wears a small white hood, a broad soft collar, and earrings. A square picture. Engraved by Tar-dieu as " L'etude du village."