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in GERARD DOU 401 A copy by D. van Tol was in the sale : Danoot, Brussels, December 22, 1828, No. Si'. Sales. -J. A. Bennet, Leyden, April 10, 1829, No. 53 (400 florins, Van den Berg). J. B. Mettenbrinck, Amsterdam, April 16, 1861, No. 7 (705 florins, Wendelaar). D. van der Wijnpersse, The Hague, March i, 1871, No. 6 (1130 florins, Van Gogh, Brussels). 163. A Girl at a Window with a Parrot. Panel, 9 inches by 7 inches. Exhibited at the British Institution, 1854 and 1867. Sale. London, July 7, 1600, No. 80. 164. A Girl with a Mouse-Trap at a Window. Sm. 62 ; M. 233. At a window a girl shows a mouse-trap to a kitten which she holds under her arm. On the left hangs a duck. On the window-sill lies a pewter pot. Vine shoots grow up. the sides of the window. Dated 1645 j panel, 13 inches by 9^ inches. Sales. Comte de Merle, Paris, March I, 1784 (900 francs). Chevalier Erard, Paris, April 23, 1832, No. 78. Lady Page Turner and others, London, February 21, 1903, No. 19. 165. A WOMAN WATERING FLOWERS. Sm. 50 ; M. 244. At a window with a flat arched top, a woman stands facing left, and waters, with a large earthenware jug, a pot of flowers standing to the right of the window-sill. She rests her right hand on the sill and holds the jug in her left. She wears a cap and a white collar open in front. To her left is a carpet. A bird-cage hangs high up on the left ; to the right is another object. Signed in full, panel n inches by 9 inches. Described by Descamps ; and by Waagen (ii. 6). Engraved by Marcenay. Sales. Randon de Boisset, Paris, February 3, 1777, No. 78 (6300 francs, Marquis de Seran). Leboeuf, Paris, April 8, 1783 (4900 francs). In the collection of King George IV., Windsor Castle, 1829 (Sm.) Now in the Royal Collection, Buckingham Palace, 1885 catalogue, No. 32. 166. A WOMAN WITH A WATER JUG. Sm. 91, and Suppl. 43 ; M. 243. At an arched window a middle-aged woman stands holding an earthenware pitcher. She wears a dark grey jacket with red sleeve, and a brown cap. A pot of pinks stands on one side of the window, and a bird-cage hangs on the other. Panel, loj inches by 8i inches. Sale. G. Th. A. M. Baron van Brienen van de Grootelindt of Amsterdam, in whose collection it was in 1829-42 (Sm.) ; Paris, May 8, 1865, No. 4. In the collection of the late Alphonse de Rothschild, Paris. 167. AN OLD WOMAN. She has a white cap and a red dress. VOL. I 2 D