46 GERARD TER BORCH SECT. Sate. D. van dcr Schrieck of Louvain, Brussels, April 8, 1861, No. 121 (5400 francs, Le Grel for Antwerp Museum). In the Antwerp Museum, 1905 catalogue, No. 349. 125. THE CONCERT. A young lady, seen from the back, sits in the foreground, playing the viol da gamba. She wears a white silk dress, a salmon-coloured jacket, and a black fur collar. Farther back is a lady playing a spinet. On the wall to the right is a mirror ; to the left hangs a picture, above a chair. Signed on the foot of the spinet with the monogram ; panel, 22 inches by 17^ inches. Sales. Lestang-Parade of Aix in Provence, Paris, May 20, 1882 (11,650 francs) ; Eudel (p. 314) calls it "the splendid ruin of a master- piece." Monteaux, Paris, May 10, 1884 (9100 francs) see Eudel, p. 239. Sold as a Netscher at a London sale shortly before 1891, according to the latest Berlin catalogue. Acquired from the Paris dealer Sedelmeyer in 1891 and presented to W. Bode, Berlin, who gave it to the Kaiser Friedrich Museum. In the Kaiser Friedrich Museum, Berlin, 1904 catalogue, No. 79 iG. 126. THE MUSIC -LESSON. See Sm. 20. A lady, in a red velvet jacket trimmed with ermine and a white satin gown embroidered in gold, with a ribbon bow in her fair hair, sits at a table with a red cloth on it. She is playing the guitar and looking at a music-book lying on the table before her, while her teacher, standing beside her, beats time with his right hand. He is in dark clothes, with a light ribbon round his neck. He has long hair, and wears a dark hat with a broad brim. A violoncello lies on the table. A lap-dog lies asleep on a green chair in front. On the left is a half-opened door. In the right background is a bed with dark green curtains. A replica of this is 130. Signed with the monogram on the left at foot ; canvas, 26 inches by 20 inches. Engraved by Lewis. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1881, No. 116 ; and at the South Kensington Museum, 1891-98, No. 74. In the possession of the Rotterdam dealer Pieter letswaart. Sold by him to the brothers Bisschop (for about 900 florins), with " The Toilet," probably the copy No. I (Wolde) mentioned under 44. See Qud Holland, xxviii. p. 168. In the collection of Jan and Pieter Bisschop, Rotterdam, bought as a whole in 1771, after the death of Jan Bisschop, by Adriaen and Jan Hope, Amsterdam. In the collection of Henry Philip Hope, 1833 (Sm.). In the collection of Henry Thomas Hope, 1854 (Waagen, ii. 116). In the collection of Lord Francis Pelham Clinton Hope, Deepdene, 1891 catalogue, No. 74 ; bought as a whole in 1898 by the London dealers P. and D. Colnaghi and A. Wertheimer. In the collection of Mrs. Gardner, Boston. 127. THE CONCERT (or, The Duet). Sm. 44. A lady, with her face to the left, sits at a table, singing from a sheet of music which she holds in her left hand, and beating time with her right. She wears a white satin jacket over a yellow bodice and a satin skirt, and has a ribbon
