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Title: Notable paintings by masters of the early English, Dutch, Flemish and French schools
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: American Art Association American Art Association
Subjects: Blakeslee, Theron J., -1914 T.J. Blakeslee
Publisher: American Art Assocation
Contributing Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Digitizing Sponsor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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silk, shows the lace and sleeves of an undergarment ofwhite linen. A blue cloak lined with ermine falls in a graceful/ * fold across her knee, and is retained on her shoulders by jew- >V * i /( ( A < ^ / elled clasps. Her fingers toy with a rope of pearls, and she holds her head on one side with a somewhat coquettish expression, theeyes looking out of the picture past the spectator. Height, 37 inches; width, 30 inches.Purchased of Messrs. Sui/ley & Co., London. No. 52 THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH, R.A. 1727—1788 4 A STORMY LANDSCAPE chr. A tremendous gust of wind has struck a huge tree whichoccupies the principal place in the composition. The sturdyboughs bend, and the lighter branches stream out against thesky under the pressure of the gale. The storm cloud has ob-scured the sun and casts a deep shadow over the landscape,which shows a wide and fertile valley extending to a range oflow hills on the horizon. Height, 44 inches; width, 38 inches. From Duddon Hall, Broughton-m-Furness.
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No. 53 GEORGE HENRY HARLOW 1787—1819 PORTRAIT OF TWO CHILDREN A little girl is seated on the ground, leaning against a lowdivan. She wears for her only garment a thin dress of trans-parent white fabric, through which can be indistinctly seen thedelicate tints of her little limbs. Her fair hair is unbound, and falls in natural waves to her shoulders. Nearby is seated her f K O little brother in a brown suit open at the throat, with a blackhat and feather set jauntily on one side of his head. He claspsround the neck a pet spaniel which rests one paw on his knee. Height, 44 inches; width, 34 inches.From the collection of Sir A. C. Mackenzie. No. 54 EARLY FRENCH SCHOOLLADY WITH DOG The portrait of a young lady seated in a large armchair hold- y^ J ing in her lap a small black dog. Her dress is of red materialwith wide sleeves, beneath which descends a deep white flounce.Her dark hair is dressed a la Pompadour, and one curl isbrought forward on to her shoulder. Height, 46 inches; width,

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