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 iv PIETER DE HOOCH 547 from her hand. A gentleman stands behind her, smoking. Her adversary, dressed in black, sits on the further side of the table. A second lady, wearing a blue silk dress trimmed with gold lace, stands in the background with her back to the spectator, holding a glass of wine in her hand. A gentleman, also with his back to the spectator, sits very much at his ease by her side, having his plumed hat on his knees. To the left is a window, with a mirror beside it j on the back wall hangs a map of the world. Farther to the right is a door, and in the corner stands a bed. The picture appears to have been damaged, but is genuine, dating from about 1660. Canvas, 27 inches by 32 inches. Sale. Chevalier Erard, Paris, April 23, 1831, No. 8 (803 francs). Now in the collection of Sir F. Cook, Bart., at Richmond, Surrey. 257. Soldiers carousing. A composition of five figures. To the left stands a trumpeter ; on the right sits a woman. In the middle is a man wearing a buff jerkin and a breastplate, with his back to the spectator ; he raises a glass in his right hand, and with his left holds his plumed hat on his knee. To the right, behind the woman, a man is swinging his hat. At the farther side of the table is a man with a chafing-dish. The picture is of the earliest period, but it is somewhat damaged. Panel of oak, 16 inches by 16 inches. Bought from a collection at Rome, 1903. In the possession of the dealer Schwarz, of Vienna. Now in the collection of Alexander Tritsch, Vienna. 257*7. Gentleman and Girl at Cards. A gay little picture. Sale. Amsterdam, May 1 1, 1756 (Terwesten, p. 143), No. 90 (10 florins 15). 258. Card-Players. In a well-furnished room, an officer, wearing a breastplate, sits playing cards with a woman. Upon the table, which is covered with a cloth, are a bottle and a glass. Beside them stands another comely woman, dressed in white silk, who stretches out her hand to an elderly man. A man-servant is in the room, and before the entrance to the house stands a sentry. The open door of the room looks into an ante- room, and, beyond it, upon the street and a canal with houses. The sun shines into the room. Canvas, 41 inches by 35 inches. Sale. H. van Maarseveen, Amsterdam, October 28, 1793, No. 4 (165 florins). 259. Officer playing Cards. In an interior a richly dressed officer is playing cards with a lady, who wears a blue velvet jacket edged with fur. Fruit and other things are placed on a table covered with a cloth. A violin lies upon a stool beside the officer. Panel, i8| inches by 19 inches. Sale. Dr. Luchtmans, Rotterdam, April 20, 1816, No. 69 (170 florins). 260. The Card-Players. A lady and a gentleman are playing cards. There is a beautiful effect of light. Panel, 15 inches by n inches. Sale. Comte F. de Robiano, Brussels, May I, 1837 (150 francs).