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 xvn GERARD TER BORCH 67 Panel, 25^ inches by ii inches. Sale. A. Palthe, Spaarndam, August 10, 1774, No. 3 (75 florins, Fouquet). 179*7. A Lady reading, and a Man-Servant. A lady sits reading a letter brought her by a man-servant. 10 inches by 8 inches. Sale. Van der Land, Amsterdam, May 22, 1776, No. 15. 1 80. A Lady writing a Letter, and a Maid-Servant. Sm. 16. A lady sits at a table, writing a letter, for which her maid-servant stands waiting beside her. [Pendant to 172.] Canvas, 17 inches by 12^ inches [dimensions of the pendant]. A similar work, on panel, mentioned by Sm. as in the Vienna Gallery, 1833, is a copy (see 167). Sales. Blondel de Gagny, Paris, December 10, 1776, No. 272 (3902 francs, with pendant, 172) see Ch. Blanc, i. 335. Poullain, March 15, 1780 (630 francs, Menageot) see Ch. Blanc, ii. 9. Sm. inferred from the low price that it was either a copy or a very indifferent picture. 1 8 1. A Girl writing. A young girl sits writing at a table, covered with a fine embroidered cloth which is partly pushed back. Very good brushwork. 15^ inches by n inches. Sale. G. H. Trochel and others, Amsterdam, May u, 1801, No. 87 (205 florins, B. de Bosch). i8ia. A Lady in Furs writing. She leans on a table. Canvas, 16 inches by I2j inches. In the collection of the University of Gottingen, 1805 (Parthey, ii. 627), but no longer there. 182. A Trumpeter handing a Letter to a Lady. In a hand- some room an elegant lady, wearing a red jacket trimmed with fur and a white satin gown, stands at her toilet -table. A trumpeter hands her a letter. Behind the lady stand a maid-servant holding a silver salver and a negro who awaits her orders. A fine composition and delicate brushwork. Canvas, 30^ inches by 31^ inches. Sale. D. Mansveld, Amsterdam, August 13, 1806, No. 5 (161 florins). 182*. A Girl writing a Letter. In a room. Well painted and drawn. Sale. Amsterdam, August 17, 1818, No. 14 (25 florins 10, Van Yperen). 183. The Message. Sm. 59, and Suppl. 20. In a handsome room a lady in white satin, with her back to the spectator, stands reading a letter. A page stands near awaiting her answer. The picture corresponds in part with 186 (Rijksmuseum). [Compare 176.] Canvas on panel, 22 inches by i6| inches.