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 xxi EGLON HENDRIK VAN DER NEER 515 158. PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND GENTLEMAN. Exhibited at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, 1904, No. 345. In the collection of J. van Alen, Rushton Hall, Kettering. 158*7. Interior with a Gentleman, Lady, and Child. Panel, u inches by loj inches. Sale. M. D. van Eversdijk, The Hague, May 28, 1766 (Terw. 532), No. 6 1 but No. 68 of the original catalogue (27 florins, J. van der Marck). 159. Portrait of a Lady with a Pretty Boy. In a room a lady in a satin gown sits holding a silver saucer on her lap and half a peach in her hand. Beside her stands a pretty boy dressed in satin with a plumed cap ; he holds an apple. Behind him sits a gentleman. To the left is a table, partly covered with a cloth ; on it are a dish of peaches, a wine-jug, and a glass. Delicate and natural in style. Panel, rounded at top, 14 inches by n inches. Sale. (Fiseau ?) Amsterdam, August 30, 1797, No. 150 (130 florins, De Bos). 159*7. Portrait of a Well-Dressed Gentleman with a Lady. Delicately finished and attractive. Canvas, 20^ inches by 26 inches. Sale. Hodges and others, Amsterdam, February 27, 1838, No. 84. 1 60. Portrait-Group of a Dutch Family on the Terrace of a Mansion. Steps lead up to the terrace. The father sits beside his wife, surrounded by their five children. He is dressed in black silk and leans his left hand on the arm of a chair covered with a Smyrna carpet. He holds his hat in his right hand. The lady wears a full black silk dress with white under-sleeves showing below the sleeves, which are turned back. She has pearl ear-rings and a fine ring on the little finger of her left hand, in which she holds a white glove. Behind her is the eldest son in a brown coat. On the right stands the eldest daughter, wearing a black dress and a brown silk skirt ; she has a black lace hood, confined by a gold diadem, and pearl ear-rings. At her feet sits her little brother holding a short stick. Beside him is another sister holding flowers in her grey silk frock, which is lined with pink silk. In front is a pretty little dog j on the floor is a marble bust. In the background a cavalier and a lady come out of a door of the mansion to go into the park. The park is surrounded by a marble balustrade ; at the entrance are two statues, with a gardener at work. In the distance is a hilly landscape. Delicately arranged ; the materials are well rendered. Signed in full, and dated 1671 ; panel, 40^ inches by 48 inches. In the collection of the Abbe du Jardin, Bruges, about 1840. 161. A Family Portrait-Group. Sm. 16, and Suppl. i. In a room an elegant lady sits at a table on the left, which is partly covered by a red cloth. On the table are a china dish of peaches, a glass, and a white earthenware jug. The lady wears a rich silver-grey costume with a blue