i JAN STEEN 9 drink. At the brook which is forming, two women with the help of a man give water to their children. A young woman standing by catches the streaming water in a metal cup ; five men press forward from the right. A boy kneels beside the stream and drinks from his hand j near him is a dog. Signed in full in the centre at foot ; oak panel, 2i inches by 17^ inches. Bought by W. Lormier from the stock of Van Th (no florins). Sale. Willem Lormier collection. The Hague, 1763 (Hoet, ii. 439), (51 florins). Afterwards in the possession of the dealer George, Paris. In the collection of Georg Finger, councillor, Frankfort -on-the- Main ; sold, 1874, to the Stadel'sches Kunstinstitut. Now in the Stadel'sches Kunstinstitut, Frankfort-on-the-Main,i9OO catalogue, No. 214. 9. MOSES STRIKES WATER FROM THE ROCK. Sm. 38. Supp. 31 j W. 20 1. Moses stands upon a rock, with face upturned to heaven, and stretches forth his right hand ; he holds a staff in his left hand. The water gushes forth on the left, and the people come to catch it in cups and bowls. In the left foreground a man gives water to a child, who is held up by a woman. On the ground before them sits a soldier with a cup to his lips. A dog drinks from the brook which runs from the spring. On the right a soldier, dismounting from his horse, offers water to a fainting woman. In front of him, a boy with a garland on his head looks out of the picture. At the back are many people, soldiers with spears, and camels. In the middle distance to right and left are trees ; in the distance are low hills. Signed ; canvas, 38 inches by 40 inches. Sales. Seger Tierens, The Hague, July 28, 1743, No. 176 (390 florins). J. Tak, Soeterwoude, September 5, 1781, No. 18 (600 florins, A. Delfos). P. N. Quarles van Uffbrd, Amsterdam, October 19, 1818, No. 50 (2025 florins). Roothaan, Amsterdam, March 29, 1826, No. 103 (2260 florins, De Vries for Comte de Robiano). The landscape is here attributed to Jan Wils. Comte F. de Robiano, Brussels, May I, 1837, No. 615 (7200 francs). In the possession of the dealer Nieuwenhuys. Sales. Prince DemidofFof San Donate, Paris, April 18, 1868. A. Hulot, Paris, May 9, 1892. In the collection of Baron Koenigswarter, Vienna, 1893. In the possession of the dealer C. Sedelmeyer, Paris (Catalogue of 300 Paintings, 1898, No. 194). Now in the collection of John G. Johnson, Philadelphia. 10. SAMSON AND DELILAH. Sm. 90; W. 205. Samson is sleeping in the lap of Delilah, who sits on a sofa. A man is cutting his hair, while another Philistine standing on the left offers a pair of scissors to Delilah. Soldiers look on, through the curtains at the back ; to the left, beside a pillar, is a negro. On the right is a table with the remains of a
