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 394 GERARD DOU SECT. Signed in full in the centre foreground and dated 1672 ; oak panel, 12 inches by 9^ inches. A copy is at Schwerin, No. 331. Sale. Adriaari Bout, The Hague, August u, 1733, No. 48 (1805 florins) ; but the description in the sale catalogue mentions three figures instead of two. In the Dresden catalogue of 1817. Now in the Dresden Gallery, 1902 catalogue, No. 1710. 145. THE DENTIST. Sm. 26 ; M. 88. At an arched window with a red curtain, an old man sits facing left with his head thrown back, while the dentist feels for the offending tooth with his right forefinger. At an open window to the left, behind the dentist, an old woman with a basket on her arm clasps her hands and watches anxiously. A small stuffed crocodile hangs from the ceiling. On the window-ledge to the right is a pot of pinks in bloom ; to the left are a basin, a bottle, and a large mussel. In the right background is a staircase. Painted about 1650, according to Dr. Bode. Signed in full on the flower-pot ; panel, 15 inches by 12 inches, with rounded top. A copy, possibly by J. A. van Staveren, is at Aschaffenburg, No. 173. At the Louvre, 1806-1815. Now in the Picture Gallery at Schwerin, 1890 catalogue, No. 327. 146. A Surgeon operating on a Girl's Mouth. M. 97. At an arched window a young surgeon operates on the mouth of a girl who sits on an arm-chair to the right. She seeks to prevent him with her right hand. On the window-ledge are a brass basin, a case of instruments, and a water-bottle. Above are a curtain and a sort of chandelier, with barbers' basins suspended from it. In the left background an old woman sits at a window. Panel, 13 inches by u inches, with rounded top. Not in Lormier's possession, as Martin supposes. Engraved by Lewis in the Airlie Gallery. Sale. Cornelius Wittert, Rotterdam, April n, 1731, No. 27 (1130 florins). 146*. A Surgeon operating on an old Woman's Mouth. M. 98. In the foreground is a flower-pot. [Pendant to 190.] Panel, 16 inches by 1*2 inches. In the inventory of the Landgraf Carl of Hessen-Kassel, 1730 ; and in that of the Schloss Altstadt, 1783, No. 10. 147. The Dentist. M. 90^. This differs entirely in composition from the Dresden picture (144). It is rich in detail, and transparent and delicate in execution. In the Wynn Ellis collection, London, 1854 (Waagen, ii. 295). 148. The Dentist. Sm. 89 ; M. 90. At a window an old man is having a tooth drawn. An old woman, leaning on a basket, stands