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1 66 CASPAR NETSCHER SECT. 52. THE KITCHEN. On the left in a kitchen an old woman with a light cap sits turned to the right and bending forward to pluck a bird ; she throws the feathers into a tub in front of her. On a table in the right foreground are a plucked duck, several small birds, and a basket of cabbages. On the floor in front of the table are a copper pan, a broken jug, a pot, and other kitchen utensils. In the left background is a cup- board, with a plate and a stoneware jug on it ; to the right is the side of the hearth. Signed in full on the table ; canvas, 28| inches by 23 inches. Sale. (Most probably) Samuel van Huls, The Hague, September 3, 1737 (Hoet, i. 482), No. 51 (90 florins) dated 1662. In one of the Berlin Royal palaces, before 1832. In the Kaiser Friedrich Museum, Berlin, 1906 catalogue, No. 848. 53. A YOUNG WOMAN SCOURING A COPPER POT. Sm. 58. Seen from the front through a window. She is scouring the pot with her right hand, and with her left hand holds it in front of her on the window-sill, upon which are also a little pan, a broom, and a mussel-shell. She is simply dressed, and wears a light kerchief on her head. At the back is a wall with a niche, in which a candle is burning. On the extreme right is a pump. Signed in full, and dated 1664 ; panel, 15^ inches by 8| inches. In the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, 1910 catalogue, No. 964 ; it was there in 1833 (Sm., who valued it at ^84). 530. A Woman scraping Carrots. Sale. Amsterdam, March 6, 1708 (Hoet, i. 112), No. 33 but No. 51 of the original catalogue (25 florins). 53^. A Woman chopping up Vegetables. Sale. Jonas Witsen, Amsterdam, March 23, 1717 (Hoet, i. 206), No. 23 (100 florins). 54. A Comely Woman Cook, in Old Dutch Dress, chopping up Red Cabbage. She is at a table, on which stands a wooden tub. At the side are a knife, some onions, a cabbage, and a copper pot. Beyond is the hearth. Carefully painted. Panel, n inches by 9 inches. Sale. J. Rendorp, Amsterdam, October 16, 1793, No. 43 (134 florins, Wreesman). 54*. A Comely Girl scouring Pewter Dishes on a Tub. Panel, 13^ inches by 10 inches. Sales. Iman Pauw and others, The Hague, November 23, 1779, No. 15 (84 florins, Nerib). W. Coole, Rotterdam, August 6, 1782, No. 51. T. T. Cremer, Rotterdam, April 16, 1816, No. 80 (92 florins, with 144^, Netscher). J. F. Sigault, Amsterdam, December 3, 1833, No. 137 (107 florins, S. M. de Boer). S. M. de Boer, Amsterdam, April 15, 1840, No. 47 (94 florins, Gruyter).