xix GODFRIED SCHALCKEN 315 holding a rose. One foot is in the water. She wears a rich veil and fine linen. On the bath near her is a very fine glass for perfume, beside which lies a string of pearls. At the back, above the wooded banks enclosing the bath, are the heads of the two men who lie in wait. Fine architecture in the distance. A very good picture. Canvas, i8| inches by 15! inches. Sales. Heirs of Caspar Netscher and A. Schouman, The Hague, July 15, 1749 (Terw. 54), No. 21 but No. 9 of the original catalogue (60 florins). C. B. Doll van Ourijk, Dordrecht, September 10, 1777, No. 4 (200 florins, Van der WerfF). A. van der WerfF van Zuidland, Dordrecht, July 31, 1811, No. 89 (25 florins, Esser). H. van der WerfF, Rotterdam, April 19, 1816, No. 21 (85 florins, Eyk). 7#. The Chaste Susanna. Canvas. Sale. Antwerp, March 30, 1846, No. 77. 8. Susanna and the Elders. In the centre foreground Susanna, completely nude, sits on the steps of the bath, defending herself against the two elders who seek to tear from her the drapery with which she would cover herself. The colour is transparent and fine. Panel, 25 inches by 20 inches. Sale. The widow Marie von Robert and others, Cologne, March 27, 1893, No. 268. 9. Judith. Half-length. She is giving the head of Holofernes to her woman. An effective picture, carried out in sumptuous colour and broadly handled. Canvas, 39 inches by 49 inches. Sale. H. Haendcke and J. Herding, Cologne, October 5, 1896, No. 413. qa. Judith and Holofernes. Sale. Charles Brandling and others, London, January 9, 1897, No. 67. t)b. Judith with the Head of Holofernes. Panel, 40 inches by 30 inches. Sale. Miss Craven, London, December 5, 1908, No. 66. 10. The Annunciation. The Virgin Mary in the light of a candle in front of her bed. Above to the right in the clouds appears the angel of the Annunciation. Panel, 12 inches by 9 inches. Sales. (Possibly) P. Locquet, Amsterdam, September 22, 1783, No. 337 (130 florins, Fouquet). Schippers and others, Berlin, February 19, 1900, No. 16. 11. The Nativity. Panel, 14 inches by 22| inches. S^.Amsterdam, October n, 1810, No. 79 (2 florins 10, Posthumus).
