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 502 PIETER DE HOOCH SECT. drawn up on the left to afford a view of an adjacent room containing various articles of furniture and a mirror that reflects the black and white marble squares of its floor. The sunlight enters through a window to the right of the front room, and casts the shadows of the casement and the window-panes on the curtain behind the woman. The effect of light in this picture is exceptionally striking and finished. Canvas, 24 inches by 20 inches. Described by Ch. Blanc, Le Tresor de la Curiosite, ii. 441. Sa/es. Van Helsleuter (Eyl Sluyter ?), Paris (5950 francs). Heris, (Eire collection), Paris, March 25, 1841, No. 12. 96. Interior with a Woman weighing Gold Coin. A woman stands in profile in a room, weighing gold coin. Her rich dress, trimmed with fur, suggests that she is the wife of a wealthy money-lender. It is a picture of rare beauty. Canvas, 24 inches by 21 J inches. Saks, (Probably) Beckford, London, 1823 (30:95., Evans). Brun of Geneva, Paris, November 30, 1841, No. 20 (865 francs). 96*7. A Woman making Lace in an Interior. Sale. B. Mallinus, in Brussels, September 22, 1842, No. 10. 97. Young Lady with a Wine -Glass. The lady wears a red jacket trimmed with ermine, and holds a glass of wine in her left hand. The head is full of expression and well modelled. , Panel, n inches by 9^ inches. Sale. P. T. de Noter, in Ghent, December 27, 1842. 98. Young Woman in a Vestibule. In a vestibule a young woman is busy at her work. A good example of the artist. Panel, 13 inches by 19 inches. Sale. A. W. C. van Nagel van Ampsen, The Hague, September 5, 1851, No. 27 (134 florins, Schroot). 980. A Young Girl making Lace. She sits in a room near the window. Canvas on panel. Sale. Comte de Turenne, Paris, May 17, 1852, No. 38 (141 francs). 99. Woman making Lace. The open door and the window of a room in shadow look into a sunlit ante-room, where a woman sits making lace. In the front room is a dog. Panel, u inches by 14 inches. Sales. }. F. Sigault, in Amsterdam, December 3, 1833, No. 90 (i I florins 25, De Lelie). Thyssen, Paris, December 20, 1856, No. 16 (590 francs). 100. The Armoury. A child with a dog enters a room in which weapons and trumpets are heaped up. Panel, 21 inches by 16 inches. Sale. Biehler, Paris, March 5, 1859 (45 francs) ; see Havard, 124, 2.