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49 8 EGLON HENDRIK VAN DER NEER SECT. Safg, Ferdinand Count van Plettenberg en Wittcm, Amsterdam, April 2, 1738 (Hoet, i. 501), No. 76 (295 florins, W. Lormier) ; measuring z6 inches by 29^ inches. In the possession of W. Lormier, The Hague, 1752 (Hoet, ii. 434 ; accord- ing to his store-room catalogue of December 1754, No. 200, he had bought it at the Plettenberg sale (for 303 florins). Safa.W. Lormier, The Hague, July 4, 1763 (Terw. 326), No. 196 (955 florins). Clicquet-Andrioli, Amsterdam, July 18, 1803, No. 35 (200 florins). In the collection of Sir Frederick Cook, Bart., Richmond, Surrey [appar- ently No. 127 Translator]. 93. Interior. In a room a gentleman conducts a lady dressed in a fine satin gown and wearing gold bracelets on her left wrist. At the back a youth draws a curtain. At the side is an open door with a view of part of an adjacent room. Panel, 12 inches by n inches. Sales. J. van der Marck, Amsterdam, August 25, 1772, No. 230 (155 florins, Calkoen). P. Calkoen, Amsterdam, September 10, 1781, No. 101 (103 florins, Fouquet). Amsterdam, July 1 6, 1819, No. 116 (120 florins, Roos). C. S. Roos, Amsterdam, August 28, 1820, No. 78 (85 florins, Engelberts). S. J. Stinstra, Amsterdam, May 22, 1822, No. 29. 94. A Social Scene (Two Ladies and a Gentleman). Sm. 30. In the vestibule of a mansion, decorated with a statue, a gentleman stands in the centre holding a cane. He wears a richly embroidered waistcoat, a red scarf, and a lace cravat. On his right is a lady in a white satin gown and an embroidered petticoat ; she lifts her skirt with her right hand and stretches out her left. On the right sits another lady in a dark dress holding a fan, with a little dog on her lap. A servant approaches with a dish of fruit. " One of the artist's most elaborate productions " (Sm.). Signed, and dated 1687 ; canvas, 26 inches by 2i| inches. Imported into England by Chaplin. In the possession of Joseph Robins, London, 1833 (Sm.). 95. Two Ladies and a Gentleman. Sm. 22, and Suppl. 4. In a handsome room a young lady stands in front, wearing a pink satin dress with a yellow bodice, a lace collar, and a white satin skirt. Another lady, holding an infant on her lap, sits at a table with a cover. Beside her stands a gentleman. At the back is a page. " One of the artist's most elaborate productions." Signed, and dated 1664 ; canvas, 27 inches by 22 inches. In the collection of Baron Lockhorst, Amsterdam ; bought as a whole in 1825 by Galli (valued at 5000 florins). In the Kinnear collection, Edinburgh, 1833 (Sm.). Sale. O'Neil, London, 1834 (367 : ios.). In the collection of the Duke of Sutherland, 1842 (Sm.).