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 538 PIETER DE HOOCH SECT. a room, with her head turned towards a young man, who sits at a table covered with a cloth and speaks to her. A servant-girl watches them through a window. There are various accessories. Canvas, 19 inches by 18 inches. Sale. Aubert, Brussels, August 8, 1821, No. 52. 225. Lady with a Child and a Gentleman. A lady in rich costume has a child on her lap. Beside her is a dignified gentleman. Panel, 18 inches by 14^ inches. Sale. J. A. Brentano, Amsterdam, May 13, 1822, No. 150 (84 florins). 225^. An Interior. Shown in an exhibition of old and modern pictures at Pinney's, 53 Pall Mall, London, 1823, No. 131. 226. Woman preparing for a Walk. In a room a woman stands before a mirror putting on her hood. A market-pail stands in front of her on a table. Farther back a woman sits by the fire baking cakes. A girl is beside her. The sun shines into the room. Panel, 14^ inches by 19 inches. Sale. C. H. Schultz, Amsterdam, July 10, 1826, No. 48 (79 florins, Brondgeest). 227. Interior of a Fisherman's House with a View of a Harbour. Ships lie at anchor. In the room a man with a glass of liquor stands before a woman who is sewing. Canvas, 22 inches by i8| inches. Sale. Munich, December 5, 1826, No. 72. 228. Interior with four Figures. The light that falls from above at the back produces a good effect. One of the best works of the artist. Canvas, 29! inches by 40 inches. Sale. Is. Stinstra, widow of P. de Clercq, jun., Amsterdam, June 30, 1829, No. 5 (3400 florins, said by the family to have been sold to a Belgian purchaser). 229. Family in an Interior. A little girl offers flowers to a man in a dressing-gown who is seated at a table. In the background are a woman and child. Canvas, 22 inches by 17^ inches. Sale. P. J. de Marneffe, Brussels, May 24, 1830, No. 149. 229*. Lady and Gentleman seated at a Table. Panel, 18 inches by 14 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, January 3, 1831, No. 38 (10 florins, Keyzer). 230. Lady and Gentleman and a Seamstress. Sm. 32. In a room a lady and gentleman stand near a window. The lady holds a letter in her hand. Behind her is a servant at her needlework. In the right foreground a greyhound and a spaniel are at play. On the opposite side a woman comes from a passage, holding a basket of linen. An open