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 xvni CASPAR NETSCHER 171 Sale. Josua van Belle, Rotterdam, September 6, 1730 (Hoet, i. 358), No. 87 (200 florins). 63^. A Boy blowing Soap-Bubbles. Sale. Lady Holderness, London, March 6, 1802, No. 22 (27 : 6s., Jaubert) see Buchanan, i. 310. 63/ A Boy blowing Soap-Bubbles, at a Window. In the collection of the Due d'Orleans. Sale. John Maitland, London, July 30, 1831 (71, Woodburn) see Art Sales, ii. 311. 63^. A Boy blowing Soap-Bubbles, by Candlelight. Sm. 60. Copper, 5^ inches by 5 inches. In the Munich Gallery, 1833 (Sm.) ; but not now there. 64. A Boy blowing Soap-Bubbles. Sm. Suppl. 5. He stands leaning his left arm on a stone pedestal adorned with reliefs. Near him lies a Smyrna carpet. At the back is a garden with statues. " Most pleasing" (Sm.). [Pendant to 69.] Panel but canvas, according to Sm. io| inches by 8 inches. Sale. Klcinenbergh, Leyden, June 19, 1841, No. 178 (1276 florins, L'Andry ; but 1342 florins, Nieuwenhuys, according to Sm.). 64^7. A Boy blowing Soap-Bubbles. Exhibited at Leeds, 1868, No. 653. In the collection of C. Warner, 1868. 65. A Boy watching a Soap-Bubble. Sm. 16. A little boy with long curly hair leans on the sill of an arched window, with a pipe in his right hand, and a mussel-shell in his left. He is richly dressed and wears a cap with blue and orange feathers. " This exquisite bijou of art is unique for its tasteful drawing, purity of colour and exquisite finishing " (Sm.). Panel, rounded at top, 4^ inches by 3 inches. Engraved by J. G. Wille as " Le Petit Physicien." In the collection of the Marquis de Voyer. Sales. J. B. Troy and others, Paris, April 9, 1764, No. 66 (640 francs). Clairon, Paris, 1765 (1201 francs). Randon de Boisset, Paris, February 3, 1777, No. 144(1800 francs). Destouches, Paris, 1794 (1803 francs). Saint Martin, Paris, 1806 (1200 francs, Paillet) see Ch. Blanc, ii. 228. P. I. Hogguer, Amsterdam, August 18, 1817, No. 60 (550 florins, Nieuwenhuizen). Madame Le Rouge, Paris, April 27, 1818 (3310 francs). G. W. Taylor, London, 1832 (157 : ios.). In the collection of Alexander Baring, 1833 (Sm.). In the collection of Lord Ashburton, The Grange, 1854 (Waagen, ii. 105) ; sold as a whole in 1907. 65^7. A Boy blowing Soap-Bubbles. He is richly dressed and leans on a stone balustrade.