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 xix GODFRIED SCHALCKEN 361 ij6g. A Man writing a Letter. He bends over his paper and writes by lamplight. Canvas on panel, 10 inches by 7^ inches. Sale. The widow Marie von Robert and others, Cologne, March 27, 1893, No. 271. ij6h. A Young Man reading. Half-length. In a brilliant light he reads a large book lying before him. He wears a red garment, and leans his head with dark curly hair on his left hand. An expressive character-study. Canvas, 15 inches by 12 inches. Sale. Ubaldino Ubaldini Catalan! della Carda, Frankfort-on-Main, Nov- ember 27, 1906, No. 35. 177. A YOUNG MAN WITH THE BUST OF A WOMAN. Sm. 79. He stands on the left, turned to the right, near the bust, which is placed with other sculptures on a table to the right. He holds up a candle in his right hand to throw light on the bust, and examines it with a smile. He rests his left hand on the table. In the immediate right foreground is a blue curtain ; to the left is a metal candlestick. Possibly a representation of Pygmalion. Panel, "] inches by 12 inches. There are two replicas : see 178 and 180. In the Dresden inventory of 1722, No. A. 540. In the Dresden Gallery, 1908 catalogue, No. 1789. 178. A YOUNG MAN WITH THE BUST OF A WOMAN. Sm. 97. A replica of 177. In the Uffizi, Florence, 1910 catalogue, No. 797 ; it was there in 1833 (Sm.). 179. A Sculptor before his Statue. The figure is sculptured as lying asleep. The artist approaches with a candle. To left and right is a vivid red curtain. Pygmalion, according to the catalogue. Panel, 7^ inches by 9^ inches. In the Cacault collection, acquired in 1810 by the Museum. In the Nantes Museum, 1876 catalogue, No. 496. 179*. A Youth with a Gold Medal on a Blue Ribbon in his Left Hand. He holds a blazing torch in his right hand. A good picture. Canvas, 9! inches by 8 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, July 26, 1775, No. 283 (15 florins 5, Van Leer). A Man examining a Medal by Candlelight. A fine effect of light and finely painted. Panel, 8 inches by 7 inches. Sales. W. Wreesman Borghartz, Amsterdam, April n, 1816, No. 165 (32 florins, De Vries). Amsterdam, April 9, 1818, No. 6 1 (48 florins, Van Eyck).