i JAN STEEN 127 472. A Village Wedding. W. 234. A peasant dances with a woman ; another woman washes a glass ; beside her are two children. At the side are a musician on a bench, and a girl very comically ascending a staircase. It is very fine as a whole, and vigorously painted. Canvas, 38 inches by 50 inches. Sale. Antony Sijdervelt, Amsterdam, April 23, 1766, No. 32 (290 florins). 473. A Village Wedding. W. 233. Bride and bridegroom are going towards a tavern, in which and before which are numerous figures in various attitudes. It is all rendered with much spirit and humour, and shows the most delicate characterisation and arrangement. 31^ inches by 41 inches. Sales. J. P. Wierman, Amsterdam, August 18, 1762, No. 41 (180 florins). Amsterdam, September 17, 1766, No. 59 (too florins). [W.'s statements do not entirely agree with the sale descriptions.] 474. Wedding of a Leyden Orphan Girl. W. 239. Panel, 12 inches by loj inches. Sales. Leyden, June 15, 1764, No. 18 (30 florins). Arnoud Leers, Amsterdam, May 19, 1767 (Hoet, ii. 525), No. 54 (17 florins 10). 475. A Village Wedding. Numerous persons amuse themselves by eating, drinking, and smoking, while others dance to the music of two jovial musicians, a fiddler and a bagpiper. Other persons are engaged in various ways; there are domestic objects and other accessories. It is all very comic, powerful, and finely rendered. Canvas, 46 inches by 51^ inches. Sale. J. H. van Heemskerck, The Hague, March 29, 1770, No. 108 (555 florins, Diodati). 476. A Village Wedding. W. 235. In a room the guests sit at table. Among them are a lady and a gentleman who offers her a glass of wine. Through the open door is a fine view. Panel, 15^ inches by I2| inches. Sale. D. Fiers Kappeyne, Amsterdam, April 25, 1775. 477. A Wedding. A fine composition. Panel, 10 inches by 9! inches. Sale. G. J. de Servais, Malines, July 21, 1775, No 134 (33 florins 18). 478. A Village Wedding. A rich and spirited composition with peasants dancing. Through a door is seen a second room, in which bride and bridegroom sit at table ; near them is a jovial company. Panel, 19^ inches by 15 inches. Pendant to "The Physician's Visit" (172), in the sales below. Possibly identical with 463. Sales. J. H. van Heemskerck, The Hague, March 29, 1770, No. no (310 florins, C. van Heemskerck). C. van Heemskerck, The Hague, November 16, 1783, No. 3 (316 florins).
