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62 GERARD TER BORCH SECT. Sales, R. Winstanley, London, 1850 (96 : 125.). C. H. T. Hawkins, London, May u, 1896 (.1155, Agnew). (Possibly) W. R. Williams and others, London, November 28, 1903 (1365, Agnew) but it is uncertain whether this was not a different picture. In the possession of the London dealers T. Agnew and Son. In the collection of Oscar Huldschinsky, Berlin. 169. CURIOSITY. Sm. 6, and Suppl. 3. In a large and handsome Dutch room a lady sits writing a letter at a table with a purple velvet cover. She wears a dark blue jacket trimmed with ermine and has a black and white kerchief on her head. Behind her a young maid-servant stands leaning over the back of her chair, to see what she is writing. An elegant young lady stands near the tall chimney-piece, above which hangs a picture ; she is in white satin with a pink bodice. In front a spaniel sits on an arm-chair with a red velvet cushion. An antique chandelier hangs from the ceiling. A " capital production of the highest excellence " (Sm.). Canvas, 29 inches by 23 J inches. Exhibited with the collection of the Duchesse de Berry, London, 1834, for private sale (priced at j8oo). Sales. Gaillard de Gagny, Paris, March 29, 1762, No. 15 (3600 francs) see Ch. Blanc, i. no. La Live de Jully, Paris, March 5, 1770 (10,000 francs). Randon de Boisset, Paris, February 3, 1777, No. 52 (10,000 francs, Le Brun) see Ch. Blanc, i. 354. Robit, Paris, May 21, 1801 (9000 francs, Bonnemaison) see Ch. Blanc, ii. 195. Duchesse de Berry, Paris, April 4, 1837, No. 2 (15,200 francs, Count von Mecklenburg, or Prince Demidoff). In the collection of Baroness Mathilde von Rothschild, Frankfort-on-Main. 170. A Party of Four Persons. To the right stands a lady in white satin. In front sits another lady in a brown velvet jacket trimmed with fur ; she holds a letter, to which a gentleman beside her on the left is pointing, while another gentleman looks on. There is scarcely any local colour. A distinctly good picture, although it cannot be definitely judged because it is glazed. Sale. (Possibly) J. C. Pruyssenaar and others, Amsterdam, February 27, 1804, No. 3 (255 francs, Josi) on canvas, 28 inches by 24 inches. In the collection of Count Potocky, Cracow. 171. A YOUNG GIRL READING A LETTER ALOUD TO A WOMAN. Sm. 29. Full length. In a handsome room an elderly woman in a dark blue velvet jacket trimmed with ermine, sits at a table. She has a pen in her left hand, and leans her head on her right hand. Paper lies in front of her. She has interrupted her writing to listen to her daughter, who stands at the table opposite to her and reads aloud from a paper which she holds. The daughter is in white satin with a blue jacket. A page approaches the daughter with a broad gold salver and ewer. A dog lies asleep on a velvet stool in front. To the right is a chair. Behind the page is a big arm-chair. In the right-hand wall is