. Illustrated catalogue of 100 paintings of old masters of the Dutch, Flemish, Italian, French, and English schools : belonging to the Sedelmeyer Gallery, which contains about 1000 original paintings of ancient and modern artists. upright on herlap, who is much delighted at seeing four children scrambling forapples, which an old woman is throwing from an upper windowinto the room, and two of these young ones are struggling togetheron the ground. A man with a pipe in his hand, and a youngwoman, stand by the chimney, observing the fun. On the oppositeside, are the grand-father and grand-mother o
. Illustrated catalogue of 100 paintings of old masters of the Dutch, Flemish, Italian, French, and English schools : belonging to the Sedelmeyer Gallery, which contains about 1000 original paintings of ancient and modern artists. upright on herlap, who is much delighted at seeing four children scrambling forapples, which an old woman is throwing from an upper windowinto the room, and two of these young ones are struggling togetheron the ground. A man with a pipe in his hand, and a youngwoman, stand by the chimney, observing the fun. On the oppositeside, are the grand-father and grand-mother of the family. » Signed : J. SteenPanel, 1 ft. 9 1/2 in. by 1 ft. 8 in. Formerly in a small collection belonging to the Due de by Mr. Glurne, 1840, and bought by Mr. Chaplin. ® STEEN (Jan) ( !626-1679) 45. The Skittle Ground (Described in Smiths Catalogue, vol. IV, p. 29, n° 91, as follows) : « A view of an open common, intersected by paths, and boundedby rustic habitations. A little ale-house is on the right, in frontof which are assembled a number of artisans and others, toenjoy the usual rustic recreations of the country. Among themmay be observed a droll fellow, lolling on a form, and evidently - 54 -. saying something gallant to a young woman, sitting near him witha glass of liquor in herhand. Their conversation appears to arousea man, who with a pipe in his mouth, in seated near a tree, lean-ing forwards with his elbows on his knees to listen. Close to thelatter is a stout artisan, who seems by no means satisfied with thelandlords version of the reckoning, and is counting it over part} at a table, and a man chatting with a woman who has achild in her arms, are near the tree. In a second distance, on theopposite side, are four more playing at skittles, and a boy with abasket on his arm is looking on. Two dogs and some poultry areclose to the front. The figures abound with animation, and thewhole is finished with unusual care. » Signed, on the r
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