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 300 GABRIEL METSU SECT. 157^. The Concert. A lady plays the viola da gamba, and a gentle- man plays the flute. i8i inches by 15^ inches. Sale. B. West, London, 1820 (157 : ios., Williams). 157*:. The Duet. A lady in a yellow silk gown sits near a table, playing the violin. A young gentleman, wearing a black hat, stands behind the table, singing to her accompaniment. Panel, 12 inches by 10 inches. Sale. Schamp d'Aveschoot, Ghent, September 14, 1840, No. 208. 158. THE MUSIC-LESSON. Sm. 35. A lady, in a white silk skirt, a red bodice, and a white cap, sits at a harpsichord, upon which she lays her right hand. A young man in a brown cloak, with his hat in his left hand, stands behind her, and points with his right hand to the music on the desk. To the left is a window with a red curtain. At the back is a chimney-piece with marble pillars. "This is a picture of the choicest quality " (Sm.). Signed in full on a sheet of paper lying on the instrument ; panel, 12 inches by 10 inches. There is a copy in the Aix Museum, 1900 catalogue, No. 303. Sales. Randon de Boisset, Paris, February 3, 1777, No. 82 (5000 francs). Beaujon, Paris, April 25, 1787 (3301 francs). Le Brun, Paris, April 1 1, 1791 (3930 francs). Greffier Fagel, London, 1801 (157 : ios.). Van Helsleuter (Van Eyl Sluyter ? ), Paris, January 25, 1802 (4220 francs). Walsh Porter, London, 1810 (262 : ios.). In the collection of William Smith, M.P. In the collection of Louis XVIII. Acquired for the Louvre, 1817, from De la Hante (Sm.). Now in the Louvre, 1900 catalogue, No. 2460 (old No. 294). 159. A GENTLEMAN AND A LADY AT THE HARPSICHORD. In the right foreground a young lady, dressed in white silk, sits at a harpsichord. She turns towards a gallant cavalier who approaches from the left and offers her a glass of wine ; the man has a light-coloured costume and carries his hat in his right hand. To the right, on the lid of the instrument, upon which is some music, is inscribed : " [in te djomine spe[ravi non conjfondar in aet[ernvm] " ; on the lower edge is : "... invm." At the back is a bed with green curtains. A chandelier hangs from the ceiling. In the left background are a Gobelins tapestry and a small cupboard with a jug upon it. The prevailing tone of silver-grey and the cool flesh-tints recall the picture in the Mauritshuis (162). Signed in full on the cross-bar of the instrument in the right-hand bottom corner ; panel, 22 inches by i6| inches. Mentioned by Parthey (ii. 113). See Hofstede de Groot, "Sammlung Schubart," p. 21. Exhibited in Leipzig, 1889, No. 144 ; and in Munich, 1895, No. 34.