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 438 GERARD DOU SECT. 28 1 a. Portrait of the Painter. He is playing the violin at a window. The curtain is drawn back and allows the light to enter the studio. A sword, an easel, and a map of the world are among the accessories. 1 6 inches by lo| inches. Described by Ch. Blanc, Le Tresor de la Curiosite, ii. 120. Sale. Frau Lenglier, Paris, March 10, 1788. 281^. Portrait of the Painter. M. 118. See Moes, 2096, No. 29. Sale. At Coxe's, London, 1807. 28 if. Portrait of Dou. Panel, 20 inches by 16 inches. Sale. D. Versteegh, Amsterdam, November 3, 1823, No. 8 (250 florins, Brondgeest). 28 1*/. Portrait of Dou. Panel, 8 inches by 6 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, November 20, 1826, No. 5 (74 florins). 282. Portrait of the Painter. Sm. 100; M. in. He is about twenty-five. He stands at a window, holding a palette ; a plaster bust is on the window-sill. " Painted in the broad, free manner of Rembrandt, with a prevailing brown tone of colour which gives it considerable richness" (Sm.). Panel, 9 inches by 7 inches, with rounded top. Lithographed in France before 1829 (Sm.). Described by Moes, 2096, No. 19. In the collection of Edward Gray, London, 1829. 282*. Portrait of the Painter. M. 119. See Moes, 2096, No. 31. Sale. Paris, April 1837. 283. Portrait of the Painter. Sm. 101 and Suppl. 60 ; M. 112. He stands at a window, holding palette and brushes in his left hand, and turning over with his right the leaves of a large book lying on the sill. He looks about forty. He wears a brownish vest with sleeves, a dark blue cloak embroidered with gold lace, and a light blue cap. A curtain hangs over the window-sill, partly covering the well-known relief by Duquesnoy of children playing with a he-goat, which is underneath the window. In the foreground is a pot of marigolds. A vine grows over one side of the window, where is hung a bird-cage. In the background is an easel with an open umbrella on the top. "A very beautiful and interesting picture " (Sm.). Panel, 19 inches by 15^ inches. Described by Moes, 2096, No. 22. Engraved by A. Tardieu. In the Voyer d'Argenson collection, 1754. Purchased by the Chevalier S. Erard, Paris, 1825 (25,000 francs).