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 iv PIETER DE HOOCH 501 contains various articles of furniture and a table with a cloth. An open window gives a pleasant view of the distance. Canvas, 21 inches by 22 inches. Sale. Ger. van der Pot van Groeneveldt, Rotterdam, June 6, 1808 (155 florins, Alard of Paris) ; see Havard, 114, 2. 91. A Woman sewing and Three Children. In a room is a woman busy at her needlework ; beside her are three children. A lady speaks to her and she seems to listen. In the room are a table, a chair, some pictures, and other objects. Panel, 23! inches by 27 inches. Sale. Luchtmans, Rotterdam, April 20, 1816, No. 70 (90 florins). 9i</. Lady sitting at a Table with a Dog on her Lap. Sale. Amsterdam, April 13, 1819, No. 36 (16 florins 10, Vinkeles). 92. A Woman seated, making Lace. Canvas, 19 inches by 13 inches. Sale. H. A.Bauer and others, Amsterdam, September 11, 1820, No. 58 (145 florins, Roos). <)2a. Woman in an Interior. A woman is sitting in an interior ; through an ante-room is seen a garden. Sale. A. van den Kieboom, Rotterdam, June 14, 1821, No. 55. 93. A Woman making Lace at a Window. A woman sits in a room making lace near an open window. Panel, 19^ inches by 14 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, January 3, 1831, No. 37 (25 florins, Roos). 93/7. Woman seated in a Room. Signed "P. DE. H."; panel, 21 inches by 16 inches. Sale. In Amsterdam, April i, 1833, No. 66. 94. Woman with a Wine-Glass. A woman, seen at half-length, comes from a pantry, holding a glass of Rhine wine. Panel, i6| inches by 14 inches. Sales. D. Teengs, Amsterdam, April 24, 1811, No. 59 (n florins, Van Yperen). H. Reydon, and others, Amsterdam, April 5, 1827, No. 54 (95 florins). Amsterdam, July 5, 1833, No. 13 (38 florins 50, Gykema). 95. The Maid-Servant. In a large hall paved with red and grey marble squares, stands a comely young maid-servant almost in profile, in the act of placing a basin and a silver flagon on a table covered with a rich Smyrna carpet. She has a linen towel on her arm. She wears pink ribbons in her hair, a reddish-purple bodice, a blue skirt trimmed with white, and a black apron. On the table are a blue cloak trimmed with ermine and a man's hat. To the left of it is a large dog, whose coat is spotted with black. In the background hangs a large light-blue curtain,