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heading in green ink: A Gentleman And A Young Lady.

In the left-hand corner of a room sites a comely girl in a red jacket, white cap and blue skirt, holding a sheet of paper, apparently music. She is in profile to the right, but turns her head to the spectator. A man in a light bluish-gray cloak, without a hat, steps towards her, lays his left hand on a chair and grasps the sheet of paper with his right. On the table are a mandoline, a music-book, a blue china-jug, and a glass of wine. In front of the table is a chair with a dark blue cushion; behind the table is another chair. To the left, is a window which is much foreshortened. Near it, a bird-cage has been painted in by a later hand. On the back wall hangs a picture almost square in shape, representing the cupid standing, which also appears in the National Gallery. This picture of a cupid

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