i JAN STEEN 79 270. The Baker. A baker threatens to strike a child who has broken his plate. Several children stand near in different attitudes. The whole scene is rendered in a spirited and easy manner. Canvas, 13 inches by 15 J inches. Sale. C. van Hardenberg, Utrecht, September 20, 1802, No. 80 (19 florins 5, De Munich). 271. A Peasant in front of a Baker's Shop selling Milk to a Girl. Sm. 70 ; W. 358 and 420. There are several figures at the door. A boy looks on. Canvas, 23 inches by 19 inches. Sales. Seger Tierens, The Hague, July 23, 1743, No. 187 (116 florins). Gerard Bicker van Zwieten, The Hague, April 4, 1755, No. 54 (172 florins 15). Pieck-Le Leu de Wilhelra, The Hague, May 28, 1777, No. 4 (225 florins, Lemmers). Sir S. Clarke and G. Hibbert, London, 1802 (71 : 8s.). Zachary, London (283 : IDS.). 272. The Milkman, a Woman, and a Man blowing a Horn. Sale. D. Macintosh, London, 1857 (252, Smart). 273. A Fool selling Spectacles. Near him is an old man trying on a pair. Canvas, 64^ inches by 34^ inches. Sale. Leyden, July 3, 1821, No. 51 (3 florins, Lamme). 274. The Spectacle- Dealer. In front of a peasant's cottage an old woman bargains with the dealer for a pair of spectacles which she is trying on. A man seated beside her is laughing at the incident. Two boys and a girl examine the dealer's stock. Panel, 9^ inches by 8 inches. Sales. G. C. Blanken, The Hague, June 4, 1800, No. 17 (43 florins, Valette). Twisk, Amsterdam, October 3, 1837, No. 45 (361 florins, Chaplin). 275. The Spectacle- Dealer. He offers his wares to a man in a cloak. Panel, 20 inches by 14^ inches. Sale. J. D. Boehm, Vienna, December 4, 1865, No. 1726. 276. An Old Man and a Woman weighing Coin. Half-length figures, seated in an interior. Panel, 14^ inches by 19 inches. Sales. Stephanus Loquet and others, The Hague, September 8, 1789, No. 25 (25 florins, Wubbels). (Probably) Rotterdam, April II, 1827, No. 290 (250 florins, Esser). 277. A Man and a Woman weighing Coin. Both watch the
