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 xxi EGLON HENDRIK VAN DER NEER 513 i^6c. Portrait of a Lady. Canvas, oval, about 26 inches high. Sale. J. F. van Vrijberghe van Westerschouwen and others, Amsterdam, January 14, 1867, No. 61 (8 florins 50). 147. Portrait of a Lady. She descends two steps, holding a dog in her right arm and looking round to the left at a monkey chained to a pillar over which a cover is thrown. The lady wears a cherry-coloured satin skirt embroidered with gold, a bodice and another skirt of white satin slashed with red satin. She has a pearl necklace, bracelets, ear-rings, and a double chain on her bosom with pearl clasps. On the terrace are a gentleman reading and two persons conversing. On the left a messenger sits at a table, above which hangs a large mirror. Signed in full, and dated 1665 ; canvas, 25^ inches by i inches. Sales. L. B. Coders, Amsterdam, August 7, 1811, No. 52 (200 florins, Roos, bought in). Pierard of Valenciennes, Paris, March 20, 1860, No. 52 (3750 francs). In the collection of Evrard Rh6ne, Paris. In the possession of the Brussels dealer Etienne Le Roy. Sale. I. Pe"reire, Paris, March 6, 1872, No. 140 (8200 francs). 148. Portrait of an Empress. She stands in full gala dress, resting her left arm on a table with a rich velvet cover. Behind her are the Imperial crown, a chair of state and other attributes of her rank. A picture of the highest finish. Signed in full ; canvas, 15! inches by 1 1 inches. In the collection of Baron von Heusch. Sale. C. R. Ruhl, Cologne, May 15, 1876, No. 91. 149. Portrait of a Young Lady. She sits on a stone bench in a landscape. She wears garlands, and a red dress with a green wrap. Her hair is dressed and parted, falling in long curls on her shoulders and her half-uncovered bosom. Canvas, 29 inches by 24 inches. Sale. St. Remy zur Biesen and others, Cologne, December 9, 1892, No. 139- 150. PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG LADY. Half-length. In a fine dress, and holding a fan. [Pendant to 134.] 38^ inches by 31 J inches. Sale. Donati-Martini and others, Amsterdam, November 8, 1898, No. 42. 151. Portrait of a Young Lady. Half-length. She wears a satin gown adorned with clasps and a red shawl. She sits on a terrace, blowing bubbles. Canvas, 28 inches by 23 inches. Sale, Frantzen and others, Cologne, December 20, 1900, No. 223. 152. Portrait of a Woman. Half-length. She is in black with a broad collar edged with lace. She wears a white cap. [Pendant to 135.] VOL. v 2 L