WILLIAM MIERIS.
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of the window, and a rope os onions on the other; and a bas-
relief adorns the under part of the sill.
About 15 in. by 11.—P.
Exhibited in the British Gallery, 1835.
The Property of Robert Fergusson, Esq. M.P.
78. Portraits of a Lady and a Gentleman. The former,
attired in a drab-coloured satin robe, bordered with black
velvet, and a light blue skirt, is seated, holding an orange in
her hand ; the gentleman has on a puce-coloured cloak, and
stands by her side, leaning on a balustrade, on which is
perched a peacock. A spaniel is near them, and a crimson
curtain is suspended above. The figures are seen to the
knees.
1 st- 2 by 1 st-— P-
In the Collection of Mr. Vander Hoop, Amsterdam.
79. The Fish Dealer. The interior of a room, in the
centre of which is a young woman, dressed in a deep red velvet
jacket bordered with ermine, and an orange satin petticoat,
seated, with an infant in her,arms; her attention is directed
to a slice of salmon, which a man with a basket on his arm,
and another basket on his back, is showing her. A cradle
stands near her, and a servant, with a kettle in her hand, is
at the extremity of the apartment. This exquisitely finished
picture may be estimated at 250Z.
1# 11 by 1/L7.—P.
In the Munich Gallery.
80. A Lady, elegantly attired in white satin, standing-
before a looking-glass, while her maid, who is on the farther
side of her, attaches her waistband. The glass, which is in
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of the window, and a rope os onions on the other; and a bas-
relief adorns the under part of the sill.
About 15 in. by 11.—P.
Exhibited in the British Gallery, 1835.
The Property of Robert Fergusson, Esq. M.P.
78. Portraits of a Lady and a Gentleman. The former,
attired in a drab-coloured satin robe, bordered with black
velvet, and a light blue skirt, is seated, holding an orange in
her hand ; the gentleman has on a puce-coloured cloak, and
stands by her side, leaning on a balustrade, on which is
perched a peacock. A spaniel is near them, and a crimson
curtain is suspended above. The figures are seen to the
knees.
1 st- 2 by 1 st-— P-
In the Collection of Mr. Vander Hoop, Amsterdam.
79. The Fish Dealer. The interior of a room, in the
centre of which is a young woman, dressed in a deep red velvet
jacket bordered with ermine, and an orange satin petticoat,
seated, with an infant in her,arms; her attention is directed
to a slice of salmon, which a man with a basket on his arm,
and another basket on his back, is showing her. A cradle
stands near her, and a servant, with a kettle in her hand, is
at the extremity of the apartment. This exquisitely finished
picture may be estimated at 250Z.
1# 11 by 1/L7.—P.
In the Munich Gallery.
80. A Lady, elegantly attired in white satin, standing-
before a looking-glass, while her maid, who is on the farther
side of her, attaches her waistband. The glass, which is in