390 GERARD DOU SECT. in which two gentlemen and a lady sit at table by an open window ; a man-servant gives one of the gentlemen a glass of wine. Panel, 15 inches by 12 inches. Described by Descamps in the Issenheim collection, 1754. Exhibited at the British Gallery, 1821. Saks. (Possibly not all referring to the same picture.) Marechal d'Issenheim, Paris, 1754. Comte du Barry, Paris, November 21, 1774 (5000 francs). Prince de Conti, Paris, April 8, 1777 (5000 francs, Langlier) ; a note by Glomy in a copy of Blanc's Tresor, p. 380, says that this came from a sale at Langford's, London, and was there regarded as a copy by Schalcken. Paul Benfield, London, June 21 or July 2, 1799 (210, or ^231, according to Sm.). J. Gildemeester Jansz, Amsterdam, June u, 1800, No. 34 (975 florins, Labouchere). William Wells of Redleaf, London, May 12, 1848. In the collection of the Earl of Northbrook, London. In the possession of the London dealers Thomas Agnew and Sons. Now in the Gould collection, New York. 1330. A Young Lady playing on the Virginals. M. 302^. In the De Bye collection, Leyden, 1665, No. 23. 133^. A Young Lady playing on the Virginals. Sm. Suppl. 50 ; M. 236. A young lady in a grey gown trimmed with ermine sits in nearly a front view at an arched window playing on the virginals. A curtain is drawn on one side at the back. Probably similar to the Dulwich picture (132), with which it agrees in dimensions. Panel, 15 inches by 12 inches, with rounded top. At Sans Souci, 1763-1786. In the Brandenburg Palace, Potsdam, 1842 (Sm.) ; probably there still. 133^. A Woman playing the Lute. A young lady in a rich costume sits at a table, playing the lute ; a music-book lies in her lap. Panel, 8| inches by 7^ inches j oval. Sale. Amsterdam, August 6, 1810, No. 26 (150 florins, Coders or Ketelaar). 134. A Young Lady at the Spinet. M. 302*7. She stands, wear- ing a dark dress. Signed in full ; panel, 23 inches by 18 inches. Exhibited in Vienna, 1893, by the owner G. R. von Epstein. 134*7. Boy and Girl. M. 300. Inventory of the widow Abr. Le Pla, nte Mabus, Leyden, 1673. 135. A Boy eating Broth. Sm. 60 ; M. 297. A boy with a brown cap and a frill round his neck stands at a table covered with a cloth, on which are a pewter pot and a lantern. He holds a bowl of broth in his left hand and a spoon in his right. Panel, 6 inches by 5 inches.
