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in GERARD DOU 409 open door, a man the same figure as the peasant with a hare in "The Quack Doctor "at Munich (68) enters and converses with a woman behind the counter. Some poultry may be seen on a shelf at the back, with the under side of a winding staircase. Signed in full under the peahen ; panel, 23 inches by 18 inches. Described by Descamps in the Voyer collection, 1754 ; and by Waagen (i. 401). Exhibited at the British Gallery, 1818. Engraved in the Choiseul Gallery, No. 50. Bought by the Marquis Voyer d'Argenson, June 27, 1746, from Lormier (1950 florins). Sales. Due de Choiseul, Paris, 1772 (17,300 francs). Prince de Conti, Paris, April 8, 1777 (20,000 francs, Langlier). Due de Chabot, Paris, December 17, 1787 (20,800 francs). Coupry Dupre, Paris, February 21, 1811 (26,000 francs, bought in). W. Beckford, Fonthill Abbey, September 17, 1822, No. ill. ( 1 333 ' IOS : > J ohn Smith). In the collection of Sir Robert 'Peel, Bart., 1829 (Sm.) purchased as a whole for the nation in 1871. Now in the National Gallery, London, 1906 catalogue, No. 825. 187. THE GROCER'S SHOP. Sm. 23 ; M. 261. Through an arched window of stone, with the well-known relief of children at play by Duquesnoy underneath the sill, is seen a grocer's shop. On the left a young woman stands beside the counter, holding a pair of scales in her left hand, while with the right she is taking some raisins from a basket on the window-sill. A young maid-servant, who stands on the right, leaning, with her left arm on her market-pail, points with her right hand to the raisins. On the window-sill are some sweet biscuits, a glass, a plate of lemons, and other things. In front, to the left, is a flower-pot. In the background another woman is serving a man, while a young woman leaves the shop. At the side of the window are a curtain, a bird-cage, and a basket of eggs ; above are strings of fruit. Signed in full in the right-hand bottom corner and dated 1672 ; panel, 19^ inches by 14 inches. Described by Descamps and Waagen (ii. 6). [Compare 128^.] Exhibited at the British Gallery, 1826-27. In the collection of the Due de Choiseul, Paris, 1756. Sale. Choiseul Praslin, Paris, February 18, 1793 (34,850 francs, Paillet). In the English Royal Collection, 1829 (Sm.). Now at Buckingham Palace, London, 1885 catalogue, No. 12. 1 88. A HERRING-WOMAN AND A BOY. Sm. 24 ; M. 257. At an arched window an old woman stands, holding a herring which she has taken from a tub on the window-sill. She shows the herring to a lad who is bargaining with her. On the window-sill are a red cabbage, a bunch of carrots, some onions, and an old cloth. A pair of scales and a basket of eggs are hung up at the side of the window. In the background two women are conversing near a window. Waagen thought that the woman's left arm and the hat and hand of the lad had been partly repainted. Signed in full; panel, 16 inches by 12 inches.