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iv PIETER DE HOOCH 555 green dress, who leans against the door-post to the left. Another young girl holds a dish. By a fence to the right is a lady in a fur-trimmed jacket. In the background through the doorway are seen houses, gardens, several figures, and a boat on the water. Canvas, 31 inches by 25 inches. Described by Ch. Blanc, Le Tresor de la Curiosite, ii. 257. Sales. Maystre of Geneva, in Paris, April 17, 1809, No. 34 (1320 francs, Hazard, junior). A. J. Essingh, Cologne, September 18, 1865, No. 193. 284. The Fishmarket. A stout Dutch woman, holding a little girl by the hand, is buying a turbot. She wears a green jacket trimmed with white fur, and a skirt covered with a light muslin apron. The fishwoman wears a black cap, a red under-skirt, and a black jacket. Beyond her stall is seen the market, the people, and a harbour. Canvas, 22| inches by 30 inches. Described by Ch. Blanc, Le Tresor de la Curiosite, ii. 413. Sale. Henry, Paris, 1836 (900 francs). 285. The Butterman. In the entrance-hall of a palace, in which a sentry walks up and down, a butterman has brought two small barrels which a servant-girl, with a child at her side, is examining. A lady in a silk dress, with an orange in her hand, converses with a gentleman in black, while the butterman counts his money. The light enters through a half-opened door. Canvas, 38 inches by 32 inches. Sale. Martial Pelletier, Paris, April 28, 1870, No. 26. 286. SCENE IN A COURTYARD BEFORE A SMALL HOUSE (or, The Lovers). Sm. 61 ; Suppl. 25; deG. 6. In front of a small house with a red roof, red brick walls, and white pilasters, a gentleman and a lady, in a red jacket and yellow skirt, are seated at a small table. The lady, sitting almost with her back to the spectator, is squeezing a lemon into a glass of wine. The gentleman, with his pipe in his right hand, looks on with interest. Behind the couple an older woman comes forward with a glass of beer. At the corner of the house to the right a servant-girl, standing on a tub, is scouring a brass pot. To the right is a wooden fence with an open garden-door, above which rise some trees. To the left of the group is a hedge with trees beyond. It is a fine and early work, dating from about 1660-65. "The brilliant sunshine of a fine afternoon lends a peculiar charm to the scene " (Sm.). Signed on the bank to the left, "P D HOOG"; canvas, 24 inches by i8| inches. Imported into England by Chaplin. In the O'Niel collection in 1832, and in the Van der Hoop collection, Amsterdam, in 1842. Now in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Van der Hoop bequest, No. 1251 in the 1903 catalogue (formerly No. 686). 287. WOMAN AT THE WASH-TUB AND A CHILD