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 in GERARD DOU 389 130. A WOMAN COMBING A BOY'S HAIR. Sm. 115 ; M. 296. An old woman with spectacles sits facing left, in the centre of a large room with an open window. She is combing the hair of a boy who squats on the ground and leans his head on her lap. He holds up his right hand and looks upward ; his stocking has come down his leg. Behind him in the half-shadow is another boy blowing out a pig's bladder. In the left foreground an overturned pewter pot lies on a tub. On the right is a barrow, with turnips and cabbages in it, and a kettle in front. At the window to the left hang a cage, a pair of bellows, and a rope of onions ; on a small table near is a candlestick, with other things. A second bird-cage hangs from the ceiling. Signed in full on the tub ; panel, 14 inches by 12 inches. At Schleissheim, 1776. In the Electoral Gallery, Munich. Now in the Aeltere Pinakothek, Munich, 1904 catalogue, No. 404. 131. A WOMAN COMBING A BOY'S HAIR. M. 296*. A replica of the Munich picture (130). In the collection of Sir F. Cook, Bart., Richmond. 131^. An Old Woman combing a Child's Hair. M. 296^. Panel, 17 inches by 17^ inches. Sale. Due de Talleyrand, Valencay et Sagan, Paris, December 24, 1899 (1700 francs). 132. A LADY PLAYING ON THE VIRGINALS. M. 301. A lady sits in profile to the left at the virginals, placed on a table before a window, and turns her head to the spectator. She wears a light blue jacket, a greyish dress, and a white apron. In the background is a screen. To the right is a large curtain looped up over a table with a cloth, on which lies a flute and an open music-book. A violoncello is leant against the table, under which is a wine-cooler. A bird-cage hangs in the centre. Technically, the picture is wholly in the style of Dou, but the curtain is somewhat hard in treatment, and in colour reminds one of Naiveu. Panel, 14! inches by n inches. Exhibited at the Royal Academy, 1854. In the De Bye collection, Leyden, 1665, No. 2. In the possession of the London dealer Noel Desenfans (1745-1807), No. 127 ; he bequeathed his collection to his friend Sir P. F. Bourgeois, R.A., who left it to Dulwich College. Now in the Dulwich College Gallery, London, No. 106. 133. A YOUNG LADY PLAYING ON THE VIRGINALS. Sm. 45 and Suppl. 14 ; M. 301*7, and see M. 301 and M. 302. A young lady, seen at three-quarter length in profile to the left, sits playing on the virginals, placed on a table covered with a Persian carpet. She turns her head to the spectator. She wears a green velvet jacket trimmed with white fur and an apron. A curtain is drawn back above her to the right. In the left background, through an open door, is seen an adjoining room