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ii GABRIEL METSU 293 137*7. A Man and Woman seated at Table, with a Child near them. Canvas, i8|- inches by 18 inches. Sale. Willem Lormier, The Hague, July 4, 1763, No. 178 (410 florins). 137^. A Man and Woman seated at a Meal. Panel, 14 inches by n| inches. Possibly the Dresden picture (169). Sale. Willem Lormier, The Hague, July 4, 1763, No. 181 (605 florins). 137^. A Lady holding a Glass in her Right Hand. She sits at a table, on which she leans with her right arm. Panel, gj inches by 8 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, June 5, 1765, appendix, No. i (58 florins). 138. A Woman at Table. She sits and leans her left arm on a table, upon which are a loaf and a beer-jug. She appears to be cutting meat on a plate in her lap. She wears a white cap, a grey jacket with red sleeves turned up, a blue apron, and a brownish-grey coat. A map hangs on the wall. Canvas on wood, 8 inches by 7^ inches. Sales. Nieuhoff, Amsterdam, April 14, 1777, No. 117 (141 florins, Bicker). Bicker and Wijkersloot, Amsterdam, July 19, 1809, No. 34 (50 florins, Hendriks). L. B. Coders, Amsterdam, August 7, 1811, No. 40 (145 florins, Roos, bought in) ; a smaller picture, measuring, according to the catalogue, only 7 inches by 5^ inches. 139. A Young Countryman at Table. A man with a hat sits, holding on his knees a pan from which he eats soup with a spoon. A dog in front of him watches longingly. Panel, 15^ inches by 12^ inches. Sales. H. Croese, Amsterdam, September 18, 1811, No. 48 (45 florins, Van der Voort) ; July 20, 1812, No. 27 (21 florins, Waterham). Croese, Amsterdam, May 27, 1818, No. 33 (25 florins, De Vries). 140. The Admiral at Table. In front of the terrace of a country- house an admiral, wearing a hat with red and white plumes, sits at a table laid out for a meal ; the table is partly covered with a crimson Oriental carpet which hangs down to the ground. The admiral's daughter sits to the left and his young son to the right. On the table is a large brown cake. The admiral has a napkin in one hand, and with the other holds up a tall glass of wine which he drains with head thrown back. His son is eating ; his daughter sings to the accompaniment of her guitar. Behind the admiral a trumpeter blows a fanfare. A page pours wine into a cup from a flagon which he holds up high ; a man-cook puts a cake on the table. Between the cook and the young lady are a big dog and a stool with a cushion. In the background are plants in front of the house. Canvas, i6| inches by 15 inches. Sale. De Burtin, Brussels, July 21, 1819, No. 100.