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 544 PIETER DE HOOCH SECT. to her eyes, leans upon his knee. Perhaps a copy (reversed) of the Terborch in the Mauritshuis at the Hague. Signed " P. d. Hooch " ; panel, 27 inches by 22 inches. Purchased at Foster's, in London, June 9, 1886, No. 34, by Baron Eduard van Niesewand, according to the 1886 catalogue (p. 34) of his collection. Sale. Wyl von Wymetal and others, Cologne, June 14, 1895, No. 116. 247. The Barrel of Oranges. In the entrance-hall of a house a lady, a gentleman, and a man-servant are emptying a barrel of oranges. 37^ inches by 31 inches. Sale. De Falbe, London, May 19, 1900, No. 102. 248. Two Women in a Room. In a homely interior are two women. One is seated before a mirror while the other stands, pointing to a piece of gold in her hand. In the background a third figure is visible. Signed in the left-hand bottom corner ; canvas, 26 inches by 24 inches. Sale. Strakosch and others, Berlin, October 23, 1900, No. 45. 249. Two Cavaliers and a Woman in an Interior. The two cavaliers sit by the fireplace conversing with the woman who holds a glass. 31 inches by 26 inches. Exhibited at the Guildhall, London, in 1894. From the Shandon collection in 1877. Sale. London, November 24, 1900, No. 25. 250. Interior of a Mansion with Figures playing and dancing. 26 inches by 32^ inches. Exhibited at Leeds, 1868, No. 702, as "The Minuet"; formerly in the Swaby collection. In the Wynn Ellis collection in 1868. Sale. London, June 20, 1903, No. 29. 251. Cavalier smoking by the Fireside and a Young Woman. On the left, before a chimney-piece, the pilaster of which is adorned with a female figure, sits a cavalier with his face turned to the left. He has crossed his legs and blows out a cloud of smoke. He has long curling hair and wears a slouch hat. Over his doublet is a broad collar ; he wears knee-breeches and low shoes tied with ribbons. At his feet is a dog. A young woman stands at his right, facing the spectator, and glances at him with a smile. She wears a white cap, a fur-trimmed jacket, and an apron ; in her right hand she has a pair of tongs with which she is about to take a live coal from the fire and place it in the pan which she holds in her left. To the right, in front of the gentleman, is a small spindle-legged table, covered with a cloth, upon which are a mug and a wine-glass. On the back wall hangs a landscape. To the right is a door ; upon the cornice stand a china plate and a vase. The floor is paved with stone. Canvas, 30^ inches by 21 inches. The picture was ascribed in the sale catalogue to Jan Ochterveldt, but is possibly by P. de Hooch. Mentioned by M. Rooses, Vlaamsche School, 1895. Sale. J. L. Menke, Antwerp, June 1-2, 1904, No. 54.