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220 CASPAR NETSCHER SECT. Oval copper, 4^ inches by 4 inches. Sale. Paris, March 23, 1844, No. 14. 221. The Duchesse de la Valliere(r) (1644-1710), mistress of Louis XIV. The sale catalogue gives the sitter's name as Duchesse de Caraliere and Cavaliere. It is highly improbable that the Duchess and the other mistresses of Louis XIV. were painted by Netscher. 33^ inches by i~] inches. Sale. Baron Schonborn, Amsterdam, April 16, 1738 (Hoet, i. 509), No. 39 but No. 49 of the original catalogue (55 florins). 222. JOHAN PHILIPS VAN LEEFFDAEL, lord of Waal- wijk. Three-quarter length, seen in full face. His right elbow rests on a pedestal adorned with a relief, and his right hand points to the right. His left arm rests on his hip. His figure is almost hidden in a large black cloak, but the broad white sleeve on his right arm is visible. He wears a large wig. In the background to the left is a curtain, with a wall behind the figure, and on the right a view of a landscape with a statue of Minerva, a monumental column, and an octagonal building. [Pendant to 223.] Signed in full, and dated 1677 ; canvas, 19 inches by 15^ inches. Bequeathed by P. E. A. de Forestier van Waalwijk to the Gallery at The Hague, 1855. In the Royal Gallery, The Hague, 1910 catalogue, No. 126. 223. THE WIFE OF J. P. VAN LEEFFDAEL, lord of Waal- wijk. Three-quarter length, seated and turned a little to the left. She grasps with her left hand a wrap falling over her right shoulder, and stretches out her right hand towards a piece of orange blossom lying on the edge of a basin to the left of her. In the centre of the basin is a figure of Cupid pouring water out of a horn. The lady wears a brown bodice, cut low at the neck, and embroidered with gold and pearls ; her white sleeves are loose, and leave her forearms bare j she has a dark silk skirt. In the back- ground to the right hangs a gold-embroidered curtain against a wall, while to the left is a view of a park. [Pendant to 222.] Signed in full, and dated 1683 ; canvas, 19 inches by 15^ inches. Bequeathed by P. E. A. de Forestier van Waalwijk to the Gallery at The Hague, 1855. In the Royal Gallery, The Hague, 1910 catalogue, No. 127. 223*. Ninon de Lenclos(?) (1616-1706). Canvas, 49 inches by 40^ inches. Sale. Plessis-Belliere, Paris, May 10, 1897, No. no. 224. Brigitta Lestevenon (born in 1668), wife of B. Ploos van Amstel. See Moes, Iconographia Batava, No. 4440. In the collection of M. I. Ridder Pauw van Wieldrecht, Broekhuizen, near Leersum, 1909 catalogue, No. 104. Elisabeth Lestevenon, wife of W. Buys. [See 186.]