266 GABRIEL METSU SECT. In the collection of the Marquis de Voyer. Sales. Solirene, Paris, March 1 1, 1812 (835 francs). Dufresnc, Paris, 1816 (1299 francs). In the Valedau collection, Paris, 1833 (Sm.). Now in the Musee, Montpellier, Valedau Bequest, 1890 catalogue, No. 714. 36. THE FISHWOMAN. Sm. 33 and 57. A vigorous young woman stands facing an old woman to the left ; she is selling the old woman a piece of salmon. The old woman, standing at the door of her house, holds out an earthenware dish in one hand and a coin in the other. Beside the door, to the left, hangs a string of herrings ; beneath them, on a small table, is a wooden tray full of vegetables. In the foreground, farther to the left, is a heavy wheelbarrow, in which are a basket of fish and two boards with pieces of fish on them. On the right, at the side of the house, is a wall ; above it is a view of the distance. " An admirable specimen of art " (Sm.). Signed in full on the wall ; panel, 20^ inches by 16 inches. Described by Parthey (ii. 1 1 3). Sales. Comte du Barry, Paris, November 21, 1774 (2400 francs). De Montribloud, Paris, February 9, 1784 (2052 francs). Jan Gildemeester Jansz, Amsterdam, June n, 1800, No. 134 (510 florins, Barend Kooi). A. van der Werff van Zuidland, Dordrecht, July 31, 1811, No. 60 (550 florins, Van der WerfF). Baron Thiebault, Paris, February 25, 1817 (4000 francs). In the possession of the dealer Artaria of Mannheim. In the collection of Baron Joh. B. von Puthon, Vienna, 1833 (Sm.).
- In the collection of Dr. Hoser, No. 18.
Now in the Rudolphinum, Prague, 1889 catalogue, No. 463. 37. A Fishwoman. 12 inches by 13 inches. Sale. D. Amory, Amsterdam, June 23, 1722, No. 25 (65 florins). 38. A Woman selling Herrings to an Old Woman. 16 inches by 14^ inches. In the collection of P. L. de Neufville in 1752 (Hoet, ii. 513), but not in the Amsterdam sale, June 19, 1765. 39. A Woman selling Herrings. She holds out a herring from a tub standing before her. Near her is a table, upon which are some onions in a red dish. Canvas, 13 inches by loj inches. Sale. Engelberts and Tersteeg, Amsterdam, June 13, 1808, No. 97 (281 florins, Van Bergen). 40. A Fishwoman. Sm. 18. A woman, sitting on a barrow, holds up a fish to show it to a lady who stands on the steps of a house ; a girl comes down the steps with a dish in her hand ; a dog looks on. The tone is warm and transparent. Signed ; panel, 1 1 inches by 9^ inches.
