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 xvn GERARD TER BORCH 25 added. There is no pattern on the tablecloth. The lady's dress has a dark instead of a gold trimming, and her jacket is edged with fur. The colouring has a distinctively yellowish-brown tone, especially in the chair- cushion, the tablecloth, the floor, and the bed-curtains. Canvas, 25 inches by 21 inches. Exhibited at Worms, 1902, No. 569. Sales. Amsterdam, August 14, 1771 (i i florins, Wubbels) a sketch, according to J. van der Marck. H. Ketelaar, Amsterdam, June 19, 1776, No. 238 (80 florins, Wubbels). J. Cramer, Amsterdam, November 25, 1778, No. 26 (152 florins, Andriessen for Faens). Amsterdam, August 10, 1785, No. 261 (205 florins, Winter). R. J. Bouricius, Arnhem, September 18, 1826, No. 128 (106 florins, Gruijter). In the collection of Colonel Hankey, Beaulieu, Hastings. In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, " Catalogue of 100 Paintings," 1899, No. 57. In the collection of Freiherr von Heyl zu Herrnsheim, Worms. 540. A Lady at her Toilet. A young lady to whom water is offered for washing. Many accessories. Very good. Sale. Amsterdam, March 2, 1734, No. i. 540. A Lady dressing. Sale. C. Troost, S. Arensklauw, and others, Amsterdam, March 16, 1750, No. 155. 54c. A Lady in White Satin dressing her Hair. Sales. J. A. Sichterman, Groningen, August 20, 1764, No. 25. J. Koerten, widow of A. Block, Haarlem, August 7, 1765, No. 21. 54^. A Young Lady seated at her Toilet-table. Panel, 24^ inches by 21 i inches. Sale. Jacoba Keiser, Alkmaar, June 2, 1766 (Tervv. 537), No. 9 (55 florins, with 73*-). 55. A Woman seated at her Toilet. A seated woman, seen from the back, wearing a white satin dress over a red skirt. A maid offers her a basin. To the right is a handsome toilet-table with a blue cover. Panel, 15! inches by 12 inches. Sales. Amsterdam, May 14, 1749, No. 6 (90 florins). Amsterdam, April 17, 1859, No. 8 (81 florins, Kok). J. C. Cramer, Amsterdam, November 13, 1769, No. 19. 56. A Lady at her Toilet. On the left is a lady in a red velvet jacket, engaged with her maid, who stands behind her, combing her hair. The lady looks into a mirror held by a young man standing behind the table. A dog lies on a footstool in front of the table. A very fine work. [Compare 59, 60.] Panel, 12 inches by 10 inches.