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4 i8 GERARD DOU SECT. 213. THE PHYSICIAN. M. 322. In a curtained room, a young girl sits in an arm-chair with her head thrown back. A young physician holds her head and throws a strong light on her face, with a candle in his left hand. Both are laughing. Near the girl is the candle- stick (not a spinning-wheel, as Martin says). In the right foreground a lighted lantern stands on the floor. On the left is a chair. There are pots on the wall in the right background. Signed in full on the arm-chair; panel, 17^ inches by 13^ inches, with rounded top. In the Dresden inventory of 1722, A 534. Now in the Dresden Gallery, 1902 catalogue, No. 1715. 213*7. The Physician. Sm. 39; M. 322*7. A replica of the Dresden picture (213). Panel, 19 inches by 14^ inches. Described by Descamps. Sales. William Six, Amsterdam, May 12, 1734, No. 17 (1005 florins). G. Braamcamp, Amsterdam, July 31, 1771, No. 54. P. van Spijk, Leyden, April 23, 1780, No. 28 (700 florins, Ph. van dcr Schley). Possibly the picture seen by Waagen (Suppl. 99) in the collection of A. Baring, but no longer mentioned in the catalogue of the Northbrook Collection. 214. THE DENTIST. Sm. 133, and Suppl. 26; M. 321. At an arched window with a curtain drawn back to the left, an old man sits in an arm-chair to the left. A young dentist grasps the man's head with his left hand, and examines his mouth in the light of a candle held in his right hand. A woman stands to the right, holding the patient's right hand in hers. In a niche on the right is a sportsman's wallet ; a stuffed crocodile and a basket hang from the ceiling. On the window-sill, from left to right, are a bottle, a handkerchief, a shaving basin, a lighted candle, and a basket. " An exquisitely finished picture " (Sm.). Signed in full on the hanging basket ; panel, 13 inches by io| inches, with rounded top. In the Six Exhibition, Amsterdam, 1900. Sale. Jonkheer J. Goll van Franckenstein, Amsterdam, July 7, 1833, No. 15 (7375 florins, Brondgeest for Six). Now in the Six Collection, Amsterdam. 215. The Dentist. Sm. 2 ; M. 3120 and 354. An old man sits in a chair. A dentist, holding a candle, looks at his mouth. A woman with a lantern stands near. Sale. D'Orvielle, Amsterdam, July 15, 1705, No. 2 (1000 florins). 2 1 6. The Physician. A physician examines a flask of liquid by candlelight. He wears a hat and a long-sleeved cloak. Sale. B. Mallinus, Brussels, September 22, 1842, No. 28. 217. THE VILLAGE LAWYER. Sm. 18 and Suppl. 12 ; M. 317. An old man with spectacles sits facing left. He bends over a