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i JAN STEEN 217 799. An Epicure and his Wife. W. 464. Sale. J. de Moni, Leyden, April 13, 1784. 800. A Love Scene. Sm. 44 ; W. 376. A man sits at table holding a glass of wine. He jests with a girl who stands near, holding a pipe and a beer-jug. They are watched by a woman seated behind a curtain on the opposite side of the room. In the background are an old fiddler, who is playing, and a peasant who stands at the hearth. 25 inches by 21 inches. Described by Descamps. Sale. J. van der Linden van Slingeland, Dordrecht, August 22, 1785, No. 396 (263 florins, Beekman). Sooa. A Girl with a Sewing Pillow and her Lover. The man speaks to her. A boy laughs at them. Panel, 15^ inches by 13 inches. Sale. J. van der Linden van Slingeland, Dordrecht, August 22, 1785, No. 406 (31 florins, Delfos). 80 1. A Love Scene. A girl is scouring a kettle. A man embraces her round the neck. Panel, 21 inches by 18 inches. Sale. J. C. Werther, Amsterdam, April 25, 1792, No. 149. 802. A Man and a Girl drinking. The girl holds a gaufre on a plate in her lap. A man beside her offers her a glass of wine. Panel, 12 inches by 9 inches. Sale. H. ten Kate, Amsterdam, June 10, 1801, No. 151 (70 florins, Lelie). 803. A Love Scene. In a tavern a woman seated on a bench is persuaded by an old man to drink. Behind them is a peasant asleep. Canvas, 14 inches by 8 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, August 8, 1804, No. 173. 804. A Woman smoking with a Man. The woman sits on a log near a bench. The man is cutting tobacco. In the background are a couple of figures and accessories. Panel, 9 inches by "] inches. Sale. D. de Jongh, Rotterdam, March 26, 1810, No. 38. 805. A Love Scene. In a picturesque cottage a peasant sits on a young woman's lap. Two other persons laugh at the incident. Panel, 18 inches by 15^ inches. Sale. Utrecht, April 22, 1811, No. in. 806. The Importunate Old Man. An old man puts his hand on the neck of a peasant woman, who is busily scouring a kettle. On one side is a barrow full of cabbages. In the background an old man warms himself at the fire. Canvas, 13 inches by 15 inches. Sale. Boymans, Utrecht, August 31, 18 II, No. .85.