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 ii GABRIEL METSU 279 At the first glance it recalls the work of Ter Borch, to whom indeed it is ascribed in the Dutuit collection. Panel, 8 inches by 7^ inches. Sale. Schamp d'Aveschoot, Ghent, September 14, 1840, No. 117 (5100 francs, "Dupuis of Roan" (Sm.), that is, Dutuit of Rouen). Now in the Petit Palais, Paris ; Dutuit bequest. 89*. A Lady at her Toilet. 1 8 inches by 17 inches. Sale. The widow Visser, Amsterdam, 1733, No. 7 (77 florins). 89^. A Pendant to "A Lady at her Toilet" 1 8 inches by 17 inches. Sale. The widow Visser, Amsterdam, 1733, No. 8 (77 florins). 89*:. A Lady at her Toilet. 9 inches by 7 inches. Pendant to "A Man with a Flute" (i6i). Sale. Izaak Hoogenbergh, Amsterdam, April 10, 1743, No. 20 (60 florins, with pendant, i6ib). 89^. A Lady in her Bedroom. Sale. Leyden, June 15, 1764, No. 15 (27 florins). 90. A Young Lady at her Toilet with a Letter in her Hand. In front of her are a wash-basin and jug. Panel, 8 inches by 7^ inches. Sales. Bicker van Zwieten, The Hague, April 12, 1741, No. 145 (72 florins, bought in). Gerard Bicker, The Hague, April 4, 1755, No. 46 (145 florins). Hendrik Verschuuring, The Hague, September 1770, No. 107. qoa. A Lady washing her Hands in a Silver Basin. 21 inches high. Sale. L. van Heythuysen, London, 1800 (73 : IDS.). gob. The Toilet. 22 inches by 18 inches. Sale. Sir G. Yonge, London, 1806 (31 : ios.). 91. A Lady at her Toilet. Sm. 36. A three-quarter length. A lady sits in profile at her toilet. She holds a letter in one hand and, with the other hand on her bosom, looks at herself in the mirror. On the table are a silver ewer and salver. Engraved by L'Evesque (Sm.). Sale. (Possibly the same) Lord Yarmouth, at Christie's, London, 1807 (52 : ios.) ; according to Sm. 92. A Lady at her Toilet in a large Room with a Lap Dog and a Maid-Servant. Sales. Lord Bessborough, London, February 1801. E. Coxe, London, April 23, 1807.