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xvn GERARD TER BORCH 133 Sale. Febvre, Paris, April 17, 1882 (1400 francs, though valued by Febvre at 4000 francs); see Eudel, 1883, p. 249. 43i/>. Portrait of a Dutch Lady. Full length. [Pendant to 35 la.] Canvas, 18 inches by 14 inches. Sale. P. Methorst the elder and others, Amsterdam, March 14, 1882, No. 8 1. 432. Portrait of a Lady seated in an Arm-Chair. Beside her, on a table with a yellow velvet cover, are a book and a pair of spectacles. Signed ; canvas, 26 inches by 21 inches. Exhibited at Brussels, 1882, No. 254. Then in the collection of Alphonse Allard, Brussels. 433. Portrait of a Young Lady. Almost full length, standing. Her black wavy hair, elaborately dressed, is confined by bright red ribbons, and ribbons of the same colour fasten a fine lace collar round the shoulders. At the bosom is a diamond brooch. A black robe, open in front, shows the lining and the petticoat of shimmering grey stuff" trimmed with brocade. On the sleeves are wide cuffs with red ribbons. In the left hand is a fan. Signed in full, and dated i662(?) ; canvas, 44 inches by 34 inches. Sale. Ruelens, Brussels, April 17, 1883, No. 268. 434. Portrait of a Lady. Full length, standing, turned to the left. She wears a black dress and a white satin jacket trimmed with gold lace. Beside her is a table with wine and fruit. At the back is an open door. [Pendant to 354.] [Probably identical with 398. Translator.] Canvas, 12 inches by 10 inches. Exhibited in the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1884, No. 67. Then in the collection of W. F. B. Massey Mainwaring, London. 435. PORTRAIT OF A MIDDLE-AGED LADY. Three- quarter length. She is turned three-quarters left, but the head is almost in full face. She sits in a red easy-chair at a table with a red cover, on which lie her gloves. She wears a black dress with a broad collar over her bosom and white over-sleeves, and a close-fitting hood. In her hands is a fan. Delicate and careful in treatment. According to Bredius, much damaged and repainted. Panel, 14 inches by 12^ inches. Sale. Freiherr von Miinchhausen, F. Reichardt, J. P. Meyer, and others, Cologne, October 28, 1887, No. 138 (380 mark, Mayer of Berlin). 436. Portrait of a Young Lady. She wears a yellow satin dress and a blue silk jacket. She stands in a bedroom at a table covered with a cloth of rich pattern, and looks at a flower. On the table are a mirror and a book. In the left background is the bed. Panel, 23 inches by 19^ inches. Sale. Countess Reigersberg, Cologne, October 15, 1890, No. 151. 436*. Portrait of a Lady. Half-length. With an exceptionally rich embroidered collar.