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WILLIAM MIERIS.
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19. A Magdalen, seated within the gloom of a rocky cave,
weeping. A yellow mantle, sustained by a band across her
shoulder, covers her loins, but leaves the bosom exposed;
and a blue satin skirt conceals her knees. A crucifix stands
before her, and the emblems of mortality lie by her side.
10 in. by 8-^.—P. (engraved.^
In the Florence Gallery. Worth 100 <7$.
20. A Lady playing on the mandolin. A young woman
of fair complexion, dressed in a white satin gown, seated on
a stool near a table, on which are a variety of objects, playing
on a mandolin. A pet spaniel lies on a cushion by her side.
About 101 in. by 14.—P.
In the Collection of the Duke of Buccleugh, Dalkeith.
21. Angelica and Medora. A beautiful female, lightly
clad in a pale blue scarf, which passes over one arm and
round her loins, leaving the rest of her body exposed, seated,
leaning on a bank, looking tenderly at a youth who is on the
farther side of it, with a musical pipe in his hand. A hilly
and richly wooded country forms the background. This ex-
cellent production is dated 1730.
In the Collection of Charles Heusch, Esq.
22. The Interior of a Kitchen, with preparations for a
good dinner. See No. 34, Vol. I. and read, for size,
\ st. 8| by \ft. 4s.-P.
This exquisitely wrought picture is now in the possession of M.
Vanden Schriek, of Louvain.
23. The Sick Lady. This excellent picture represents a
young and beautiful lady, richly attired in silks of various
hues, reclining in a fainting fit on pillows. Her bosom is
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19. A Magdalen, seated within the gloom of a rocky cave,
weeping. A yellow mantle, sustained by a band across her
shoulder, covers her loins, but leaves the bosom exposed;
and a blue satin skirt conceals her knees. A crucifix stands
before her, and the emblems of mortality lie by her side.
10 in. by 8-^.—P. (engraved.^
In the Florence Gallery. Worth 100 <7$.
20. A Lady playing on the mandolin. A young woman
of fair complexion, dressed in a white satin gown, seated on
a stool near a table, on which are a variety of objects, playing
on a mandolin. A pet spaniel lies on a cushion by her side.
About 101 in. by 14.—P.
In the Collection of the Duke of Buccleugh, Dalkeith.
21. Angelica and Medora. A beautiful female, lightly
clad in a pale blue scarf, which passes over one arm and
round her loins, leaving the rest of her body exposed, seated,
leaning on a bank, looking tenderly at a youth who is on the
farther side of it, with a musical pipe in his hand. A hilly
and richly wooded country forms the background. This ex-
cellent production is dated 1730.
In the Collection of Charles Heusch, Esq.
22. The Interior of a Kitchen, with preparations for a
good dinner. See No. 34, Vol. I. and read, for size,
\ st. 8| by \ft. 4s.-P.
This exquisitely wrought picture is now in the possession of M.
Vanden Schriek, of Louvain.
23. The Sick Lady. This excellent picture represents a
young and beautiful lady, richly attired in silks of various
hues, reclining in a fainting fit on pillows. Her bosom is