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 (1795); Repentant Girl; Little Boy with Violin (1800).—Ch. Blanc, École française; JAL, 507; Lejeune, Guide, i. 386.

DRÖLLING, MICHEL MARTIN, born in Paris, March 7, 1786, died there, Jan. 9, 1851. History and portrait painter, son and pupil of Martin D.; then studied with David, and after obtaining the grand prize, studied in Rome. Returned to Paris, he painted scenes from sacred and profane history, graceful in composition, and correct in drawing. Member of the Institute in 1833. He formed many excellent pupils—such as Breton, Chaplin, and Henner. His later and larger pictures are inferior to his earlier ones. Medals: 2d class, 1817; 1st class, 1819; L. of Honour, 1837. Works: Death of Abel (about 1810, one of his best); Orpheus and Eurydice (gold medal, Salon, 1819); Good Samaritan (1824), Lyons Museum; Ulysses carrying off Polyxena (1827); St. Surin (St. Andrew, Bordeaux); Death of Richelieu (1831); Marie-Antoinette taking Communion (Expiatory Chapel in the Conciergerie); A large ceiling in the Louvre representing Law spreading its benefits over the Earth; Christ among the Doctors, Notre Dame de Lorette.—Bellier de la Chavignerie, i. 447; Jal., 508; Larousse.

DROOCH-SLOOT (Droech-Sloot, Droogsloot), JOOST CORNELISZ, born in Utrecht (?) end of 16th century, died after 1666. Dutch school. Admitted to St. Luke's guild, Utrecht, 1616, its dean in 1623. Painted historical and biblical subjects and landscapes, but principally village festivals, which he enlivened with a great number of figures. Works: Troops passing through a Village (1645), Louvre; Kirmess (1649), Rotterdam Museum; Duel between Lieutenant Gerhards and M. Briautès (1630), Vienna Museum; Pool of Bethesda (1643), Brunswick Museum; Replicas in Antwerp and Berlin Museums; Kirmess (1652), Dutch Village (1652), National Museum, Amsterdam; Frozen Canal in Holland, Hermitage, St. Petersburg; others in Museums of Berlin, Dresden, Cassel, and Madrid.—Archief. v. nederl. Kunstgesch., ii. 254; Burger, Musées, ii. 275; Immerzeel, i. 197; Kramm, ii. 371; De Stuers, 33.

Dropsical Woman, Gerard Dou, Louvre.

DROPSICAL WOMAN (Femme hydropique), Gerard Dou, Louvre; wood, H. 2 ft.