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 174 CASPAR NETSCHER SECT. Signed in full, and dated 1668 ; copper, 6 inches by 5 inches. Lithographed by N. Strixner. In the Aeltere Pinakothek, Munich, 1904 catalogue, No. 1401 ; it has been in the store-room since 1911 ; it was in the gallery, 1833 (Sm.). 72. A BOY LEANING ON A WINDOW-SILL AND HOLDING A BIRD-CAGE. Sm. 7, and Suppl. 6. He holds a bird- cage in one hand, and in the other has a little glass from which he wishes the bird to drink. On the window-sill lies his plumed cap. [Pendant to 73-J Panel, 8 inches by 7 inches. Sales. Julienne, Paris, March 30, 1767 (1702 francs). Due de Choiseul, Paris, April 6, 1772, No. 1 8 (3001 francs, with pendant) see Ch. Blanc, i. 192. In the collection of Count Stroganoff, St. Petersburg ; it was there in 1842 (Sm.). 73. A Young Armenian leaning at a Window. Sm. 8, and Suppl. 7. He is richly dressed and wears a turban. [Pendant to 72.] Dated 1665 ; panel, 8 inches by 7 inches. Engraved by Mile. Boizot in the Choiseul Gallery. Sales. Julienne, Paris, March 30, 1767 (1702 francs). Due de Choiseul, Paris, April 6, 1772, No. 18 (3001 francs, with pendant). In the collection of Count Stroganoff, St. Petersburg, 1842 (Sm.) ; but the author does not remember to have seen it there. 730. A Boy in a Recess. With accessories. 19^ inches by 17 inches. Sale. P. Bout, The Hague, April 20, 1779, No. 76 (3 florins 5). 73/>. A Boy holding a Pancake. Finely painted. [Pendant to the replica mentioned under 149.] Canvas, 13^ inches by io inches. Sale. J. Christiaanze, Amsterdam, November 17, 1779, No. 90 (22 florins, with pendant, Lammers). 73<r. A Boy playing in a Recess with Grapes and Peaches. Canvas, 9| inches by 7^ inches. Sale. J. van der Velden, second part, Amsterdam, December 3, 1781, No. 51 (3 florins, Fouquet). 74. THE SICK LADY WITH HER PHYSICIAN. Sm. 64. The lady sits in the centre, turned three-quarters right, with her right hand on her bosom. Beside her to the right the physician holds her left hand to feel her pulse. He holds up the flask of water in his left hand and looks at it attentively. Beside the lady to the left is a table covered with a Persian carpet, on which are a basket, a bottle, an inkstand, and a sheet of paper. Behind the table a maid-servant draws the green curtain of the bed. The sick lady wears a white silk gown and a velvet jacket trimmed with white fur, and has on her head a light kerchief.