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460 GERARD DOU SECT. 373. A YOUNG GIRL. M. 221. A half-length, almost facing the spectator, against a black background. A happy-looking young girl wears a brown jacket with short sleeves, a small cap, and earrings. She rests both hands on the corner of a table to the right. Panel, 5^ inches by 4^ inches, a tall oval. Tn the Dresden inventory of 1722, A. 615. Now in the Dresden Gallery, 1905 catalogue, No. 1717. 374. PORTRAIT OF A GIRL. M. 218. A girl sits facing three-quarters left, but with her head towards the spectator, on a chair with a lion's head on the back. She holds a tall illustrated book. She wears a white cap. Waagen suggested that she might be Dou's sister, from the likeness to him. Panel, rounded top. Described by Waagen (iii. 263). Engraved by Baillic. Now in the collection of the Earl of Lonsdale, Lowther Castle. 375. PORTRAIT OF A GIRL. A half-length, almost facing the spectator, at whom she looks with a smile. She wears a white cap on the back of her head ; her dress is slightly open at the neck. Panel, a small oval. In the Angus collection, Montreal. 376. PORTRAIT OF A GIRL. M. 217. A half-length with- out the hands, turned three-quarters right. She holds her gloved left hand on her blue bodice, which is cut very low. She wears a yellow scarf on her shoulders ; under it is seen the pleated chemisette with the clasps on the shoulders. She has a white cap on her head. Signed in full ; panel, 5-| inches by 4 inches, oval. Exhibited at The Hague, 1881, No. 117. Sales. Taets van Amerongen, Amsterdam, July 3, 1805, No. 13 (220 florins, Vaillant). C. E. Vaillant and J. Sargenton, Amsterdam, April 19, 1830, No. 25 (230 florins, Roos). In the Vaillant collection at The Hague, later in Brussels. Now in the collection of J. Hage, Nivaa, near Copenhagen. 377. Portrait of a Girl. M. 220. A half-length. She has long curls, and wears a lace collar. Panel, 8| inches by 7 inches. In the collection of Count Latour. Exhibited at Vienna, 1873, No. 53, by Dr. E. Posonyi. 37 ja. Portrait of a Young Girl. M. 219. A half-length. The head almost faces the spectator. She has a cheerful face, and wears a yellow dress and a black jacket trimmed with fur. Panel, 6 inches by 5 inches. Sale. J. H. van Heemskerck, The Hague, March 29, 1770, No. 28 (250 florins, Winter).