486 EGLON HENDRIK VAN DER NEER SECT. Her maid is dressing her. Pleasant colour and warm tone ; delicately finished and masterly in style. Canvas, 32^ inches by 25^ inches. Sale. P. Locquet, Amsterdam, September 22, 1783, No. 255 (30 florins 6, Van der Schley). 41. A Young Girl at her Toilet. She wears a white satin gown, and sits dressing at a table on which is a mirror. With accessories. Panel, 9^ inches by 12 inches. In the possession of Willem Lormier, The Hague, 1752 (Hoet, ii. 434) ; according to his store-room catalogue of December 1754, No. 203, he had bought it from G. Block (for 100 florins). Sales. W. Lormier, The Hague, July 4, 1763 (Terw. 326), No. 199 (35 florins).
- J. C. Werther, Amsterdam, April 25, 1792, No. 107.
42. A Lady dressing her Hair. In a handsomely furnished room a comely young lady in a fine old Dutch costume stands at a table, on which are a mirror, a jewel-casket, boxes, and other articles of the toilet. She is dressing her hair. Another lady, seated beside the table, watches her attentively. In front lies a little dog. Farther back are a bed and some chairs. Vigorous, finished, and delicate. Canvas, 26^ inches by 23^ inches. Saks. Amsterdam, July 24, 1792, No. 66 (50 florins, Ten Kate). Amsterdam, August 14, 1793, No. 92 (57 florins, Spruijt). 43. A Lady and her Maid. At a toilet-table a comely young lady in a satin gown is being dressed by her maid. With accessories. Natural in style and delicately finished. Panel, 17^ inches by 14 inches. Sale. (Fiseau?), Amsterdam, August 30, 1797, No. 151 (44 florins, Brentano). 43*. A Lady adorning herself with Pearls. In a room a well- dressed woman sits adorning herself with pearls at a table, on which are a mirror and jewels. In front of her is a little dog at play, with other accessories. Delicately painted. Sale. G. van Rooijen and others, Amsterdam, January 27, 1818, No. 27. 43^. A Lady at her Toilet. She is in white satin. Her maid is with her. Canvas. In the Baumgartner collection, Leipzig, 1855 (Parthey, ii. 1 86). 44. Two Ladies, a Page, and a Maid-Servant. Sm. i. In the centre of the room stands a lady in white satin, with her hair elaborately dressed. She washes her hands in a silver basin held by a page in fancy dress. Another lady stands in front of a bed ; she wears a white bodice and a blue silk skirt ; her bosom, her arms, and feet are bare. She seems to be hiding behind a curtain from a gentleman whom a maid- servant tries to prevent from entering the room. On the right are a
