370 GERARD DOU SECT. the, left, and a hearth in the right background. The man on the left, wearing a plumed hat, stands by the table in the act of throwing the dice. The other man sits on the right in an arm-chair in front of the table, and with his right hand pours out wine into his glass. The table is covered with a green cloth that hangs down to the floor. In the background is a bookshelf; near it a musket hangs on the wall. An early work. Signed " G. Dou. . ." on the backgammon board ; the signature appears to be a forgery, though the picture is genuine ; panel, 25^ inches by 27 inches. In the possession of the dealer Ch. Sedelmeyer, Paris, "Catalogue of 100 Paintings," 1898, No. 16. Now in the collection of Adolphe Schloss, Paris. 81. THE YOUNG FLUTE-PLAYER. Sm. 37 ; M. 169. A young man, seen to the knees, sits facing left at a table, on which lies an open music-book. He is playing a flute. He wears a plumed cap, a sleeveless doublet over a sleeved jacket, a broad collar, and long curls. Panel, 5^ inches by 4! inches. A " Young Flute-Player," in the manner of Dou, perhaps a copy, was in the sale Martin Robijns, Brussels, May 22, 1758, No. 141 (32 florins). Engraved in mezzotint by J. V. Kamperz ; then in the Wachtler collection, Vienna. In the collection of the Elector Palatine, 1754 (Descamps). Sale. La Live de Jully, Paris, March 5, 1770 (1204 francs). In the Hoppe collection, 1827 ; afterwards in the Tschager collection. Now in the Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck ; bequeathed by Tschager in 1856 ; 1899 catalogue, No. 624. 82. THE YOUNG VIOLIN-PLAYER. Sm. 102; M. 171. In a lofty room a young man sits in an arm-chair at a table, holding a violin. He looks towards the spectator. The daylight from a high window on the left falls on the table, upon which are a globe, an open music-book, a charcoal-pan, and books. On a partition behind the table are a bookshelf and other objects. On the floor in front are an overturned pewter pot, a folio, and other things. On the right is a winding staircase round a pillar, on which hang a cloak and a sword. A chandelier hangs from the ceiling. Martin thinks that this picture is a portrait of the artist. " Perhaps, as a whole, the most perfect work that the master ever pro- duced" (Sm.). Signed in full on the lowest step of the staircase, and dated 1637 } panel, i inches by 9 inches, rounded at the top. Described by Waagen, ii. 43. See O. Granberg, p. 56, No. 196 ; Moes, Iconographia Hatava, i ; and Martin, p. 45, etc. Engraved by Finden, and by J. Matan in the " Forster Gallery." In the possession of Spiering between 1637 and 1641 (Sandrart) ; he bought it from Dou for Queen Christina of Sweden, and she returned it to him in 1652. Later in the possession of the Ladbrooke family. In the collection of the Marquess of Stafford, 1829 (Sm.). Now in the Bridgewater Gallery, London, No. 244. 83. THE YOUNG FLUTE-PLAYER. Sm. 127 and Suppl.
