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46 AELBERT CUYP SECT. black rosette at the bosom. She holds a fan in her right hand ; the other is not shown. " Such is the richness of the colouring, the breadth of the effect, and the extraordinary look of nature in this picture, that it may be said to vie with the best productions of Rembrandt" (Sm.). Oval panel, about 32 inches by 26 inches. Exhibited at the British Institution, 1831. In the collection of the Rev. Heneage Finch, 1834 (Sm.). 137*7. Portrait of an Old Woman. The colour is finely rendered. Panel, 30^ inches by 25^ inches. Sale. The Hague, September 1 8, 1837, No. 84. 137^. Portrait of a Woman. [Pendant to u6#.] Signed A. Cuijp ; panel, 29^ inches by 24^ inches. Sale. E. J. de la Court van Valkenswaard, Dordrecht, April 12, 1847, No. 31 (60 florins, with pendant, Ouderwater). 137^. Portrait of a Young Woman. Three-quarters length, life size. She wears a hat with a feather. Canvas, 32^ inches by 25 inches. Sale. A. J. Steenecruys, Antwerp, May 14, 1850, No. 19. 137^. Portrait of a Woman. By Cuyp or in his manner. [Pendant to Sale. L. Stokbroo van Hoogwoud en Aartswoud, Amsterdam, November 1 3, 1855, No. 62. 138. Portrait of a Lady. She wears a handsome black silk gown. She holds in her left hand a bunch of keys on a chain, and in her right a richly embroidered handkerchief. She wears a plain collar and a white lace cap. Through an open window is seen a landscape with the ruins of an old castle. Panel, 50^ inches by 34^ inches. Sale. Comte R. de Cornelissen, Brussels, May n, 1857, No. 1 6. 139. Portrait of a Young Lady. She is dressed in black with a white cap and a white collar. The background is brown. Mentioned by Waagen (Suppl. 213). In the Henderson collection, London, 1857. 140. Portrait of a Lady. Three-quarter length, life size. She wears an unattractive but rich silk dress trimmed with lace, a collar, cuffs, a gold chain, bracelets, and other ornaments. She holds a fan. If the date is genuine, this cannot be by A. Cuyp. Dated, "Ao. 1630" ; panel, 42^ inches by 30^ inches. Sale. Pereire, Paris, March 6, 1872, No. 117 (3150 francs). 141. Portrait of a Young Lady. Three -quarter length. She wears a black dress with a broad collar. She sits sewing. Signed in full ; panel, 30 inches by 24 inches. Sale. Lippmann de Lissingen, Paris, March 16, 1876, No. 16.