i JAN STEEN 85 304. PEASANTS BEFORE A HOUSE. Thirteen figures. A fair-haired child goes round with a small tin plate ; a peasant gives him a coin. Others look on with amusement or compassion, notably a stout, bald-headed old man seated on the right. Formerly in the Dutuit collec- tion, Rouen. Now in the Municipal Museum at the Petit Palais, Paris, Dutuit bequest. 305. CHILDREN WEARING THE IRIS. Four children in a courtyard. Another child brings them a gift. There are six other figures. It is a very large painting for Jan Steen, but appears to be good. Now in the Lachnitzky collection, Warsaw. 305*7. The Whitsuntide Flower. Cf. W. 479. Sale, Petronella de la Court, Amsterdam, October 19, 1707, No. 101 (55 florins). 305^. The Whitsuntide Flower Singers. Very humorous. Sale. Sandra, Middelburg, August 3, 1713, No. 77 (4 florins). 305*:. A Charming Whitsuntide Flower. Cf. W. 479. An amusing and spirited picture, oval in shape. Sale. Amsterdam, September 16, 1739 (Hoet, i. 601), No. 34 (63 florins). 305*'. The Whitsuntide Flower. Cf. W. 479. Sale. Pieter van Buytene, Delft, October 29, 1748, No. 53 (31 florins). 306. The Whitsuntide Flower. Two girls adorned with flowers and ribbons sing in front of a house ; one of them receives in a silver dish a coin from a little child, near whom is seated a woman. Further back are other figures. The painting is all very good, attractive, and vigorous. Canvas, 41 inches by 34 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, June 13, 1770, No. 37 (70 florins). 307. The Whitsuntide Flower. Peasants and children are going to the Whitsuntide feast ; a young girl wears a wreath of flowers. This picture is of the artist's good period. Panel, 22 inches by 19 inches. Sale. F. J. O. Boymans, Utrecht, August 31, 1811, No. A78. 308. The Whitsuntide Flower. Broadly rendered. Panel, 32 inches by 25 inches. Sale. J. Schimmelpenninck, Amsterdam, April n, 1829, No. 25 (27 florins, Netscher). 309. The Whitsuntide Flower. Numerous peasants watch children who celebrate Whitsuntide. Sale. A. van Beestingh and others, Rotterdam, April 30, 1832, No. 179 (218 florins, Netscher). 310. St. Nicholas's Day. Sm. 200; W. 274. Numerous merry
