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 392 GERARD DOU SECT. Sale. (Possibly) Schloss Loo, Amsterdam, July 26, 1713, No. 32 (1030 florins). Now in the Dresden Gallery, 1902 catalogue, No. 1709; said by an old authority to have been noted in the inventory of 1722, but Woermann declares that it was first mentioned in the 1817 catalogue. 1 38. An Old Man with a Book. M. 70. At an arched window of stone, adorned with bas-reliefs, an old man sits meditating, with a book on the window-ledge before him. A vase of flowers stands at the side. Panel, 8 inches by 6| inches. Sale. G. G. Baron Taets van Amerongen, July 3, 1805, No. 12 (405 florins, Josi). 139. THE DOCTOR. M. 95. At an arched window, with a curtain drawn up on the right, a doctor stands examining a urine-glass. An old woman, having a basket on her arm, stands with clasped hands awaiting the verdict. High up on the left hangs a clock with weights, marking the time as half-past five. On the window-sill in front are the doctor's diploma, a brass bowl, a cloth, and a case of instruments. In front of the window to the left is a pot of pinks in bloom. Signed in full ; panel, 5^ inches by 4! inches. Now in the Copenhagen Museum, 1904 catalogue, No. 92 ; acquired in 1700. 140. A Sick Woman at the Physician's. Sm. 8, 88, and see 56 ; M. 920. Replica of the St. Petersburg picture (142). 23 inches by 16 inches. Described by Waagen, iii. 184. Exhibited in London, 1885, No. 76. Sales. Cornelius Wittert, Rotterdam, April n, 1731, No. 24 (400 florins), and October 7, 1733, No. 13 (525 florins). Hart Davis, London, 1814 (236 : ios.). In the collection of Sir Philip Miles, Leigh Court. Now in the collection of A. P. Heywood Lonsdale, London. 141. THE PHYSICIAN AND THE WOMAN WITH A CHILD. Sm. Suppl. 44 ; M. 86# and 94. At an arched window is a physician wearing an elegant costume. He holds a urine-glass up to the light and turns to a woman, with a sick child in her arms, who stands waiting. On the window-ledge are a brass basin, two books, and an hourglass. A curtain hangs partly over the window. A good picture. Signed with the full name in relief on the centre ; canvas, 14 inches by ii inches, with rounded top. Sales. Chevalier Erard, Paris, April 23, 1832, No. 77 (3099 francs). The dealer Nieuwenhuys, 1833 (157 : ios.). Heris, March 25, 1841, No. 17 (8101 francs, Mennechet). Thevenin, Paris, January 27, 1851 (5800 francs). In the Pescatore collection, Paris bequeathed to Luxemburg. Now in the Luxemburg Museum, 1872 catalogue, No. 22.