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534 PIETER DE HOOCH SECT. 201. An Interior. 27 inches by 23 inches. Sale. Arnoud Leers of Rotterdam, Amsterdam, May 19, 1767 (Terwesten, p. 602), No. 100 (44 florins). The dimensions are almost exactly those of the picture formerly in the Hope collection (195), and the Van der Hoop collection (173). Compare the Ant. Sijdervelt sale, Amsterdam, April 23, 1766. 202. A Furnished Room in Sunlight, with a Vista. Canvas, 35 inches by 44 inches. Sales. The Hague, May 25, 1772, No. 29. (Probably) Jac. Bergeon, The Hague, November 4, 1789, No. 14 (7 florins). [Compare 210.] 203. A Girl reading a Letter. She sits in a room. On one side of her stands a soldier ; on the other a chambermaid. By P. de Hooch, or in his manner. Canvas, i8| inches by 15^ inches. Sale. The Hague, May 25, 1772, No. 31 (6 florins). 204. A Party. Many ladies and gentlemen are sitting at table in an interior, eating and drinking. Near them persons are playing music. Canvas, 35 inches by 38 inches. Sale. At Stephen Rietmulder's, The Hague, July 12, 1773, No. 8 (5 florins 10, Delfos). 204*. A Gentleman at a Table in a Room. Behind the table is a woman. Canvas, 24^ inches by 21 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, April 27, 1774, No. 131. 205. Lady with a Letter. In a room is a lady holding a letter j she speaks to a woman about a gentleman who comes in at the outer door. Canvas, 19^ inches by 23 inches. Sale. A. Grill, Amsterdam, April 10, 1776, No. 5 (60 florins, Wubbels). 206. A Gentleman to whom a Servant Girl brings a Letter. In the middle of a room a man sits before a table covered with a cloth, on which stands a globe, with papers beside it. A servant-girl brings him a letter. There are various accessories. By P. de Hooch, or in his manner. Panel, 31 inches by 23 inches. Sale. J. v. d. H., Leyden, September n, 1776, No. 25. 207. A Party of Men and Women. They sit at table, eating and drinking. In the foreground sits a woman with a child at her breast. An open door looks into another room. Canvas, 23^ inches by 21 inches. Sale. Zoeterwoude, June 15, 1779, No. 21 (48 florins, Delfos).