u6 JAN STEEN SECT. 443. A FESTIVE COMPANY ON A TERRACE. Sm. 109 ; W. 296. In the centre sits a woman, wearing a blue jacket ; she holds an empty glass unsteadily. To the left a man seated on a stone balustrade plays the lute. Behind him is a table, upon which is a ham. A man embraces a girl who has a dish in her hand. Behind them is a flute- player. At the table to the left are other persons a pair of lovers, a man raising his glass, a woman with a child in her arms. In the right fore- ground a stout old man with laughing face leans back in his chair. In the foreground a boy has harnessed a dog to a wheeled toy. To the left a gardener stands on a ladder gathering grapes. Signed in full ; canvas, 57 inches by 53 inches. Described by Immerzeel. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, 1888, No. 55. Sales. G. Schimmelpenninck, Amsterdam, July 12, 1819, No. 112 (2499 florins, Brondgeest). David Sellar of London, Paris, June 6, 1889, No. 70. 443*. A YOUNG WOMAN PLAYING THE LUTE. W. 439. She wears a red dress and a dark green jacket trimmed with fur, and has a cap on her head. On a table to the left is a music-book. The figure is a three-quarters length. 14! inches by n^ inches. [Possibly identical with the picture, No. 29 in the N. Selhof sale at The Hague, March 28, 1759 measuring 15^ inches by 14 inches see 435.] Sale. Heymel, Berlin, November 5, 1889, No. 78. 444. A Music-Party. In a well-furnished room a woman sings to the accompaniment of a violin played by a man. There are three other figures. In the left foreground is a dog. Signed in full in the upper right-hand corner ; canvas, 26 inches by 21 inches. Sale. Countess Reigersberg, Cologne, October 15, 1890, No. 146. 445. A MUSIC- PARTY IN A ROOM. It seems genuine, so far as can be judged without removing the glass, but it has been over- cleaned and leaves a melancholy impression. 20 inches by 17 inches. Sale. London, June 22, 1901, No. 108. 445#. A Music-Party. 19 inches by 24 inches. Sale. Lady Page Turner and others, London, February 21, 1903, No. 96. 445^. A Family Concert. A citizen sings to his own accompani- ment. Children around him join in the song. Panel, inches wide. Sale. F. M. von Berg, Frankfort-on-the-Main, December 5, 1904, No. 53. 445<r. The Music-Lesson. Panel, 12^ inches by io inches. Sale. J. G. Menzies and others, London, February 25, 1905, No. 109.
