ii2 JAN STEEN SECT. 429. The Rommelpot-Player. A boy plays in a village street. Near him is a girl with a gaufre. Behind her is a stupid woman with a basket on her head, holding a gaufre-iron in one hand and a cooking-pan in the other. Canvas, 25 inches by 20 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, May 7, 1804, No. 59. 4290. The Musician. In front of a cottage sits a cheerful old musician in shabby clothes ; he holds a violin in one hand and a pipe in the other. Near him sits a young woman, with a sewing-cushion and a piece of linen on her lap ; beside her an old matron looks on with a smile. It is a spirited composition finely executed. Panel, 15 inches by 19 inches. Salt. Taets van Amerongen, -Amsterdam, July 3, 1805, No. 139 (150 florins). 430. The Hurdy-Gurdy Player. Sm. 105 ; W. 371. A man sits, playing a hurdy-gurdy, before the door of a tavern, over which hangs the sign of "The Pickled Herring." A youth leaning on a stick listens attentively to the player. Behind him are a man and a child, who is playing with a dog. Near them are some cheerful laughing peasants at a table, and the hostess. Farther back are a peasant man and woman jesting with one another. In the middle distance are some rustics dancing. At the back are a church-tower and trees. Canvas, 31 inches by 24 inches. Sales. C. Backer, Leyden, August 16, 1775, No. 3 (200 florins, W. Coole). Wijnand Coole, Rotterdam, August 6, 1782, No. 65. Thomas Theodor Cremer, Rotterdam, April 16, 1815, No. 108 (700 florins). 431. A Music-Party. In an interior sits an old woman with a paper in her hand, singing lustily ; near her stands a man playing the flute. At an open window a man with a cheerful face looks in ; he holds a glass. The expression is natural, and the execution full of care. Panel, 10 inches by 8 inches. Sales. J. B. Fratacolla, Amsterdam, April 26, 1813, No. 55 (50 florins, Mol). Amsterdam, July 16, 1819, No. 158 (49 florins, Brondgeest). (Possibly) Amsterdam, November 16, 1819, No. 69 (3 florins 10, Vinkeles). 432. A Merry Party, with a Woman playing the Lute. In an interior some merry folk are seated at a table. In the foreground sits a girl playing the lute. In an open doorway at the back is a woman holding a child by the hand. There are other accessories. Canvas, 20 inches by 15 inches. Sale. B. Kooy, Amsterdam, April 20, 1820, No. 86 (163 florins, Lelie). 433. A Music-Party. W. 332^. A peasant woman in an interior
