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 338 GODFRIED SCHALCKEN SECT. 100. AN OLD MAN ANSWERING A LETTER. Sm. 94. Half-length, turned three-quarters right. He sits at a desk, holding a letter in his left hand and writing the answer. Panel, oval, 4^ inches by 3^ inches. Pendant to Dou 354, "Rembrandt's Mother" (Louvre, No. 2358). Sales. Randon de Boisset, Paris, February 3, 1777, No. 131 (1705 francs, with a picture by De Vois). Servad, Amsterdam, June 25, 1778, No. 92 (180 florins, Fouquet). Comte de Vaudreuil, Paris, November 24, 1784, No. 75 (2500 francs, with the picture by Dou). In the collection of Louis XVI. In the Louvre, Paris, 1903 catalogue, No. 2567 (old No. 481) ; valued by the experts in 1816 (at 1200 francs). looa. A Physician. [Pendant to ioo.] 14 inches by uj inches. Sale. Heirs of Caspar Netscher, A. Schouman, and others, The Hague, July 15, 1749 (Terw. 54), No. 22 but No. 1 1 of the original catalogue (42 florins 5, with pendant). look. A Lawyer at Work. Unusual. [Pendant to iooa.] 14 inches by u| inches. Sale. Heirs of Caspar Netscher, A. Schouman, and others, The Hague, July 15, 1749 (Terw. 54), No. 22 but No. 10 of the original catalogue (42 florins 5, with pendant). 101. The Geometrician. Sm. 38. A young man sits at a table covered with a Turkey carpet, on which are a globe, an inkpot, and a large open book. He holds a square and a compass. Panel, u inches by 9 inches. Sale. Destouches, Paris, March 24, 1794 (240 francs). 102. A Youth drawing at a Table. He holds a pen, with which he is drawing. Finely painted. Panel, 8 inches by 6 inches. Sales. Juda van Benjamin the elder, Amsterdam, November 4, 1782, No. 38. J. F. Motte, Amsterdam, August 20, 1794, No. loo (35 florins, Yver). 1020. Head of a Thoughtful Man. Well painted. Panel, 3! inches by 3^ inches. Sale. G. van der Pot, Rotterdam, June 6, 1808, No. no (2 florins, Van der Hart). i O2b. A Man reading. Sale. A. van Beeftingh and others, Rotterdam, April 30, 1832 (li florins 5, Dieken). i02<r. A Philosopher in his Study. An unusually fine picture. Circular, 5^ inches. S*&.__John Clerk of Elgin, Edinburgh, March 14, 1833, No. 84 (5 : IDS.).