54 JAN STEEN SECT. which excites the hilarity of the other spectators. On the chair near the surgeon are his instruments and bandages. The room is richly furnished. A copy. Panel, 15 inches by 12 inches. Sale. Cardinal Fesch, Rome, March 17, 1845, No. 228. The original of this picture was probably the following : A surgeon is bleeding a young woman in the midst of her family. Thirteen figures. To the left a table with a Turkish carpet, glasses, and grapes. [Cf. 150.] Signed in the right-hand bottom corner and dated 1650. Sale. Comte de Turenne, Paris, May 17, 1852, No. 90 (640 francs). 151. The Physician's Visit. In the foreground sits a lady, leaning her arm on a cushion. Beside her stands the physician, who feels her pulse. Several other persons stand near. It is full of spirit and gracefully rendered. Canvas, 23 inches by 20 inches. Sales. Amsterdam, June 13, 1809, No. 140. Amsterdam, July 22, 1811, No. 132. 152. The Physician's Visit. A sick girl leans her head on a cushion ; the physician feels her pulse. Panel, 9 inches by 8 inches. Sale. Boymans, Utrecht, August 31, 1811, No. C. 86. 153. The Physician's Visit. The physician feels the girl's pulse; he sits in front of the bed. Behind the girl's chair stands a man look- ing on. Panel, 14 inches by u inches. Sale. J. D. Bosch and others, Haarlem, June 10, 1812, No. 19. 154. The Sick Girl. A pretty girl is seated in front of a bed beside a table ; behind the table stands a woman with a syringe. Executed after the manner of Metsu. Panel, 10 inches by 8 inches. Sales. Engelberts and Tersteeg, Amsterdam, June 13, 1808, No. 144 (160 florins, Van der Bergen). (Probably) G. van Rooyen and others, Amsterdam, January 27, 1818, No. 55. 1540. The Sick Bride. In a room with other figures. Very beauti- fully and naturally painted. Sale. A. Hope, The Hague, December 19, 1821, No. 3 (192 florins, Van der Berg). 155. The Sick Girl. The girl sits in an arm-chair and leans her head on a table. The physician with a significant look feels her pulse. The mother awaits his verdict. On the wall is a picture of Jupiter and lo. Panel, 15^ inches by u inches. Sales. De Burtin, Brussels, July 21, 1819, No. 161. S. Roelofs of Nijmegen, Amsterdam, March 8, 1824, No. 144 (64 florins) (13^ inches by io inches).
