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xvn GERARD TER BORCH 129 41 7^. Portrait of a Princess. Sale. Carolus and Demalines, Antwerp, August 12, 1837, No. 48 ; wrongly catalogued as a portrait of Catherine II., Empress of Russia. 417^. Portrait of a Woman. Very careful and delicately painted. [Pendant to 341;'.] Canvas, 15 inches by 12^ inches. Sale. J. Bleuland, Utrecht, May 6, 1839, No. 339 (208 florins, with pendant, Weimar). 41 7*. Portrait of a Lady. [Pendant to 3420.] Exhibited at Amsterdam, 1845, No. 88. 418. Portrait of a Young Lady. Full length. She wears a black dress, and holds her train by one hand. She turns to the left as if about to leave the room. There are two pieces of furniture upholstered in purple velvet, and two pictures on the wall. The lady is comely and dignified. Canvas, 34 inches by 27^ inches. Sale. Meffre the elder, Paris, February 25, 1845, No. 95. 418*7. Portrait of a Comely Young Dutch Lady. Half-length, seen in full face. She is in black satin. Her left arm hangs down ; her right hand is at her bosom. A pleasant picture, full of grace and naivete 1 . Sale. Paris, March 28, 1845, No. 71 (240 francs, Limonet). 419. Portrait of a Young and Comely Lady. Three-quarter length. Her hair is dressed and adorned with ribbons. She wears a black robe which she lifts, showing a white satin petticoat. At her throat she wears a kerchief; at her wrists are lace cuffs, tied with black satin ribbon. Beside her is a table with a dark purple cover ; on it is a red tortoiseshell casket with gold mountings, out of which hangs a string of fine pearls. Like the pendant, 343, a work of rare finish and delicate tone. Canvas, i8 inches by 14 inches. Sale. Heris, Brussels, June 19, 1846, No. 80. 4i9<7. Portrait of a Lady. [Pendant to 344^.] Panel, 14 inches by I2| inches. Sales. Amsterdam, December 17, 1850, No. 227 (50 florins, with pendant, Slaes). An Overijssel collection, Amsterdam, September 15, 1851, No. 227. 419^. Portrait of an Aged Dutch Lady. She sits at a table, on which lie an open Bible and a pair of spectacles. Canvas, 28 inches by 21^ inches. In the collection of J. P. Weyer, Cologne, 1852 (Parthey, ii. 626). 419^ Portrait of a Lady. Well painted. [Pendant to 344^.] Panel, 10 inches by 8 inches. Sale. Jer. de Vries, Amsterdam, November 15, 1853, No. 116 (50 florins, with pendant, De Vries). VOL. V K.