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 44 8 PIETER VAN SLINGELAND SECT. Taken out of the store-room at Dresden in 1860 ; its history before then cannot be traced. In the Dresden Gallery, 1908 catalogue, No. 1763. 95. THE MUSIC LESSON. In a handsome room, with a red curtain above to the left and a gay embroidered curtain above to the right, a young lady sits, turned to the right, at the harpsichord. Her ringers glide over the keys as she looks at the spectator. She wears a vivid red gown under a blue dress, with elbow-sleeves, and has a string of pearls at her throat. Beside her stands an old music-master, with long hair and a white cravat ; he looks at a music-book held in his right hand, and beats time with his left. On the floor in the left foreground is a hand- some wine-cooler of chased metal. To the right is a bass viol. At the back is a tall chimney-piece. To the left is an arched passage, with a view of a garden. From the ceiling hangs a metal chandelier. Panel, rounded at top, 23^ inches by i8| inches. In the Dresden inventory of 1754, ii. 718, as a Slingeland. In the Dresden Gallery, 1908 catalogue, No. 1764 ; catalogued as after the manner of Slingeland. 96. A YOUNG LADY. She has a music-book on her lap, and plays the guitar. 7 inches by 6| inches. In the collection of G. Winkler, Leipzig. In the collection of Freiherr Speck von Sternburg, Lutzschena, 1889 cata- logue, No. 245. 97. THE VIOLIN PLAYER. Sm. Suppl. 1 1. Behind an arched opening overgrown with vine stands a violin player, turned a little to the right. He is tuning his instrument ; he holds the violin and bow in his right hand and strikes the strings with his left. He looks upwards. He is beardless and has long brown curls. He wears a purple cloak, a white cravat, and white lace cuffs. On the window-sill lie a flute, an open music-book, and a book in a brown cover. Below to the right is a snail. At the back is a dark room. Signed in full, and dated 1677 ; panel, 9 inches by 7^ inches. Engraved by L. Kiihn. Sale. S. van der Huls, The Hague, September 3, 1737 (Hoet, i. 479), No. 12 (185 florins). In the Schloss, Schwerin, 1792 catalogue, p. 79, No. 23. In the Schloss, Ludwigslust, 1821 catalogue, No. 122. In the Schwerin Museum, 1882 catalogue, No. 958. 97*. A Comely Young Girl at the Harpsichord. In a hand- somely furnished room. Attractive in colour and treatment. Panel, n| inches by 9 inches. Sales. Ghent, September 23, 1777, No. 255 (28 francs). J. Clemens, Ghent, June 21, 1779, No. 261. 98. A Lady at Music in a Room. At a table partly covered with a cloth sits a comely lady in a purple satin jacket. She is seen to