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24 GERARD TER BORCH SECT. background is the bed. The picture was restored in 1909; a lap-dog springing in front of the page, and a fan lying on the floor, proved to be later additions and were removed. Canvas, 32 inches by 25^ inches. Engraved by Mongin and C. Faivre. Exhibited among "A Hundred Masterpieces, Pans, 1883. In the possession of the dealer Nieuwenhuys, Pans, who gave it to the Hon. G. 1. Vernon in exchange for a Wouwerman. Sales G. J. Vernon, London, 1831 (162 : 155., bought in). G. I. Vernon, London, 1832 (75 : 125., bought in). Pic*rard of Valenciennes, Paris, March 20, 1860, No. 84 (53oc francs). In the collection of Max Kann, Paris. Sale Baron de Beurnonville, Paris, May 9, 1881, No. 520 (29,000 francs). In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedclmeyer, "Catalogue of 300 Paintings," 1898, No. 212. In the collection of Baron d'Erlangcr, Paris. In the possession of the dealers Duveen Brothers, Paris. 52. THE TOILET. A fair young lady, seen from the back, sits before* a mirror held by a page; her face is seen reflected in the glass. She wears a fine dress of white satin, on which the light plays, and she looks at a maid in black who brings a letter. On a table with a dark red cover are various articles of the toilet. Panel, 13^ inches by 10 inches. Copies of this picture are or were 1. In the Ariana Museum, Geneva, Dutch room, No. 24 measuring 12^ inches by 10 inches. 2. In the Aachen Museum, No. 135. 3. In the sale : E. J. de Court van Valkenswaard, Dordrecht, April 1 2, 1847, No. 175 (77 florins, Gruijter) panel, 16 inches by 12 inches. Exhibited in the Rembrandt Exhibition of the Amsterdam dealers Fred. Muller, 1906, No. 16 ; and at Paris, 1911, No. 150. Sale. Amsterdam, July 19, 1826, No. 54 (260 florins, De Vries). In the possession of Sir G. Donaldson, London. In the collection of Albert Lehmann, Paris. 53. A LADY WASHING HER HANDS. A lady with a black maid pouring water over her hands. In the right background an old woman draws back the bed-curtains. Panel, 21 inches by 18 inches. A copy was in the sale : A. Hommel, Zurich, August 19, 1909, No. 144. Sale. Amsterdam, June 17, 1800, No. 13 (80 florins, Van der Schley). In the collection of Sir Frederick Cook, Bart., Richmond. [Translator's Note. Mr. Herbert Cook states that there is at present no such picture by Tcr Borch in Sir F. Cook's collection.] 54. A Lady washing her Hands. A free repetition of 44 (Dresden), from which it differs in many details. It is painted in reverse, with the maid to the left. The dog and the pictures on the walls are omitted. A candlestick on the table and an armchair behind the lady are