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 xvn GERARD TER BORCH 59 In the Van Loon collection, Amsterdam, 1842 (Sm.). In the collection of John Walter, Bearwood, 1857 (Waagen, iv. 297). In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, "Catalogue of loo Paintings," 1895, No. 46. According to him, it was shown in the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1882, but the catalogue does not mention it. Sale. E. Kums, Antwerp, May 17, 1898, No. 131 (21,000 francs, Sedelmeyer). In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer. In the collection of M. C. D. Borden, New York. 161. A SOLDIER OFFERING MONEY TO A YOUNG WOMAN. Sm. 28. A cavalier and a lady sit in a well-furnished room. The portly cavalier, on the right, has long hair and is well dressed in a buff jerkin with yellow silk sleeves, a cuirass, grey breeches, and large leather boots with wide tops and spurs. He wears a sword, and his hat lies on the floor behind him. He sits with his feet well apart in the centre of the room, holding a purse on his knee with his left hand and holding out his right hand with some money to the young woman who sits on the left, facing him, with her right elbow resting on a table. She wears a dark green jacket trimmed with ermine, and a white satin skirt, and holds a wine-glass in her right hand and a silver jug in her left. She looks thoughtfully at the coins. On the table, which has a red cover, are a dish of fruit and a richly decorated silver plate of sweetmeats. To the left, behind the table, is a tall chimney-piece with pilasters. In the background are a curtained bed and a chair. A good and very attractive picture. Canvas, 26| inches by 22 inches. Engraved by Audouin in the Musee Franfah. A copy is in the collection of the Duke of Buccleuch, Dalkeith Palace. Other copies occurred in the Sales. G. Vogel, Rotterdam, July 3, 1755, No. 47 17^ inches by 14 inches. Amsterdam, January 20, 1772, No. 29 (5 florins 5, Veeling). N. Albrechts and others, Amsterdam, May n, 1772, No. 108 (12 florins, Uiterlimmingen) canvas, 30^ inches by 21^ inches. Sales. Van der Vucht, Amsterdam, April 27, 1745, No. 15 (440 florins, Schouman). J. van der Linden van Slingeland, Dordrecht, August 22, 1785 (Hoet, ii. 492), No. 431 (2635 florins, Fouquet). In the collection of Louis XVI., King of France. In the Louvre, Paris, 1903 catalogue, No. 2587 ; valued by the experts in 1816 (at 3600 francs ; Sm. valued it at 600 in 1833). 162. TWO COUPLES (or, La Fiancee). Sm. 39. An interior. A middle-aged woman sits on a chair, turned to the right, with her hands in her lap. She wears a light silk dress and a dark velvet jacket trimmed with fur. She looks with a smile at a man with long curls who sits farther back, opposite to her, and offers her a half-filled wine-glass with his right hand. Beside him stands a young lady in a light satin