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xvn GERARD TER BORCH 2 3 [Signed on the chimney-piece with the monogram ;] panel, 14 inches by n inches. Exhibited at the British Institution, London, 1832. Sale. A collection from the Electorate of Saxony, Amsterdam, May 22, 1785, No. 95 (Terw. No. 94) (100 florins, Kok). In the collection of L. Crespigny, 1833 (Sm.). In the collection of the Marquess of Hertford, London. In the Wallace Collection, London, 1908 catalogue, No. 235. 49. A Lady washing her Hands. A young lady in white has water poured over her hands by a maid. Sale. Baron de Beurnonville, Paris, May 9, 1881, No. 526. In the collection of the late Marquis d'Aoust, Paris. 50. THE TOILET. Sm. 19. A young lady stands in profile to the right at her toilet-table, attentively studying in the mirror before her the effect of an ornament which she fastens in her low bodice with her right hand. The bodice is yellow, trimmed with black ribbons. The arms are covered with the large puffed sleeves of the chemise which leaves the neck and shoulders bare. The light plays on the beautiful folds of the pink silk skirt. The hair is partly confined by a small white silk cap with a gold edging, but falls in little curls over the ear, where it is adorned with a black bow. Behind the lady stands a maid in black, holding a metal ewer and basin and a towel. In the background is the bed with red curtains, drawn back. In front is a red easy-chair. On the toilet-table, which is covered with a brown cloth, are the mirror, a powder-puff, a round box, a letter, a casket, and a piece of black drapery. Panel, 18 inches by 14 inches. A copy on canvas was in the sale : J. Hulswit, Amsterdam, October 28, 1822, No. 117 (326 florins, Gruijter). Sales. Blondel de Gagny, Paris, December 10, 1776, No. 73 (3000 francs, with a picture by Van Tol). Dulac, Paris, 1778 (1960 francs). Le Brun, Paris, 1778 (1900 francs) ; see Ch. Blanc, i. 404. Villiers, Paris, 1812 (2400 francs, Bernard) ; see Ch. Blanc, ii. 289. Lapeyriere, Paris, April 14, 1817 (2400 francs). Lapeyriere, Paris, April 29, 1825 (4000 francs). Patureau, Paris, April 20, 1857, No. 40. Vicomte du Bus de Gisignies, Brussels, May 9, 1882, No. 78 (26,000 francs, Thibaudeau). In the collection of Leopold Goldschmidt, Paris, 1898. In the collection of Rodolphe Kann, Paris, 1907 catalogue, No. 86. In the possession of the dealers Duveen Brothers, Paris. 51. A LADY AT HER TOILET. Sm. 46. A lady in a yellow silk morning wrapper, a white satin skirt, and a brown woollen scarf, sits at a table on the left. The table is covered with a Turkey carpet, on which are a silver casket, a mirror, and a candlestick. The lady fastens a jewel in her ear with her left hand ; her right hand lies in her lap. A maid behind her adjusts a string of pearls in her hair. A page in grey approaches from the right, carrying a silver ewer and basin. In the right