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 xvn GERARD TER BORCH 33 8. In the collection of John Heugh, 1878. 9. Sale. Baron de Hirsch, London, February 6, 1897, No. 55 iji inches by 14 inches. 10. In the Damery collection according to Chevillet's engraving. In the Uflizi, Florence, 1910 catalogue, No. 958. 80. THE WINE-GLASS (or, A Young Woman drinking). Sm. Suppl. 15. A young lady sits on a red chair in the left foreground, in profile to the right, seen to the knee. She drinks wine from a Venetian glass, which she raises to her lips with her left hand ; in her right she holds a white glazed jug with a lid. She wears a grey skirt, a bright yellow bodice with black trimming and with short sleeves, over which are turned back the loose sleeves of the white undergarment, a black shoulder- cape, and on her fair hair a black cap tied round the chin with a blue ribbon. On the table before her is a Persian carpet partly pushed back, with an inkstand, pens, and paper. In the right background is the bed with dull red curtains. [Cf. 85.] Signed on the right at foot, on the table, with the monogram, which does not appear to be untouched; canvas, 15! inches by 12 inches [or 15 inches by n inches, according to the Frankfort catalogue]. An old copy, mentioned by Sm. in 1842 as in the collection of Baron Verstolk van Soelen, The Hague, and mentioned by Waagen (ii. 183), is in the collection of the Earl of Northbrook, London, for which it was bought in 1846; 1889 catalogue, No. 113 on panel, 17 inches by 14 inches. It was exhibited at the Grafton Gallery, London, 1911, No. 77 [and is reproduced in the illustrated catalogue by R. E. Fry and M. Brockwell, plate 57]. Another copy canvas, ^ inches by 10 inches was in the possession of the Berlin dealer H. Weustenberg, 1911. Etched by Eissenhardt. In the possession of the Paris dealer Otto Miindler ; bought from him in 1869 by the Frankfort Kunstverein for the Institut (for 6000 francs). In the Stadel'sches Kunstinstitut, Frankfort -on -Main, 1900 catalogue, No. 204. 81. A WOMAN DRINKING AND A SOLDIER ASLEEP. Sm. 13. A replica of 79 (Uffizi). A very fine colour-scheme and good technique. [Pendant to 178. Cf. 84.] Canvas, 15 inches by 13^ inches. Sales. Due de Choiseul, Paris, April 6, 1772 (Ch. Blanc, i. 193), No. 28 (3101 francs, with pendant) ; panel, 14 inches by 12 inches. Prince de Conti, Paris, April 8, 1777 (3000 francs, with pendant). Paris, 1823 (noo francs, separately) ; [Sm., however, identifies this picture with 84]. In the collection of Baron Albert von Oppenheim, 1904 catalogue, No. 42 ; the catalogue records the Choiseul and Conti pedigree. 82. A GENTLEMAN PRESSING A LADY TO DRINK. Sm. 26. A gentleman urges a lady to drink up the glass of wine which she raises to her lips with her right hand. She sits on a chair, facing left. She wears a red velvet jacket trimmed with fur, over a greenish-grey dress, and has a white cap on her fair hair. The gentleman, who has long hair and wears a broad-brimmed hat and a silver-trimmed sash, stands at VOL. v D