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 xvn GERARD TER BORCH 51 137. THE CONCERT. Sm. 48. A replica of 127 (Arenberg). But the chimney-piece and the door are omitted, and in the background hangs a tapestry representing a Twelfth Night festival. The face of the standing lady has been partly repainted. Traces of a signature on the chair; panel, i8| inches by 17 inches, rounded at top. Engraved by J. de Mare. A copy attributed to Netscher is in the collection of the Duke of Rutland, Belvoir Castle (see Waagen, iii. 398). Probably Netscher 121 in the Peilhon sale, Paris, 1763 was a copy of this or of 127. In the Louvre, Paris, 1903 catalogue, No. 2589; it was valued by the experts in 1816 (at 12,000 francs). 137*. PREPARING FOR THE DUET. In the left back- ground of a room with a brass chandelier a young man with a long fair peruke and a grey slouch hat stands at the virginals, giving the keynote to a lady, seen from the back, who tunes her violin in the centre fore- ground. The lady wears a pink jacket, trimmed with fur and cut low at the neck, and a white satin skirt. Behind the table, on which lie the violin-bow, music-books, and a lute, sits a lady reading a book. Canvas, 34 inches by 27 inches. In the possession of the Paris dealers Steinmeyer et fils. 138. THE VIOLIN-PLAYER. Sm. Suppl. 6. Half - length. An elderly man, with grey hair and beard, who wears a yellow costume with a black cap, stands, turned three-quarters left, behind a table, on which are a pipe, a small pot of charcoal, and some tobacco. He is playing on a violin. Dark background. A " beautiful picture " (Sm.). Signed on the edge of the table in the centre foreground with the monogram ; panel, n^ inches by 9 inches. Lithographed by Robillard. Sales. S. van Huls, The Hague, September 3, 1737 (Hoet, i. 486), No. 90 (17 florins). N. Tjark and others, Amsterdam, November 10, 1762, No. 29 (170 florins, Van Loon). Acquired by the Empress Catherine II. In the Hermitage Palace, St. Petersburg, 1902 catalogue, No. 871 ; it was there in 1842 (Sm., who valued it at ^150). 139. A VIOLIN-PLAYER. Half-length. A man in a black cap and purple cloak sits, turned to the left, behind a table, on which are a small pot of charcoal, a white pipe, and some tobacco. He has his violin in his left hand and the bow in his right, and he looks at the spectator. To the left is a window. To the right is a vista of an adjoining room, with a dog barking at a man who tries to take something through the open window. The picture was formerly attributed to Metsu. But it reminds one much more of Ter Borch, especially of 136 (Louvre). Canvas, 13 inches by 10 inches. In the Palace, Ludwigslust, 1821 catalogue, No. 135. In the Schwerin Museum, 1882 catalogue, No. 1013.