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in GERARD DOU 461 377^. Portrait of a Young Girl. She is in black, and wears a collar. Panel, 7 inches by 6 inches. Sale. Comte F. de Robiano, Brussels, May i, 1837, No. 150. 377<r. Portrait of a young Girl. A Young girl is seated in an arm- chair, facing three-quarters left, but with her head almost turned to the front. She wears a yellow skirt and a black jacket with white collar and cuffs. She has a book open in her lap. Two other books are on a table at her side, on which she rests her left hand. Her head, with a small white cap, is relieved against the light grey wall. In the -left background a curtain is drawn back ; below it is dimly seen a staircase. Signed in full on the edge of a book on the table ; panel, io inches by 8 inches. In the possession of the London dealers Messrs. Dowdeswell, August 1907. (Translator.} 378. Portrait of a Girl. Sm. Suppl. 64 ; M. 225. A girl about eighteen sits in profile with both hands resting on a table. She wears a green dress and a white kerchief, partly exposing the neck. Her auburn hair is adorned with pearls, a tiara, and a veil. Panel, 8| inches by 6| inches ; oval. In the Van Loon collection, Amsterdam, 1842 (Sm.). 379. The Jewish Bride. Sm. 72 ; M. 224. Portrait of a young woman, almost facing the spectator. She has her hair in curls, adorned with pearls and a feather ; she wears a mantle of gold cloth, fastened by a brooch. Panel, 5| inches by inches. In the Destouches collection, 1794. Sale. London, 1861 (168, Walwore (?) ). 380. Portrait of a Girl. M. 222. She holds a book in her left hand and makes a gesture with the right. She almost faces the spectator. Her fair hair is uncovered. Signed in full ; panel, 6 inches by 4 inches ; oval. In the Pommersfelden collection from 1719 to the sale in May 1867. 380*7. A Portrait. Sale. Grenier, Middelburg, August 18, 1712, No. 112 (16 florins). 380^. A Portrait. Sale. The Hague, May 3, 1729, No. 78 (55 florins). 380*:. A Portrait. Sale. Amsterdam, April 15, 1739, No. 242 (63 florins). 381. THE CAT. M. 362. On the sill of an arched window of stone, with a curtain at the top, lies a cat with its head to the right. In the room at the back a painter stands at his easel.