45 o PIETER VAN SLINGELAND SECT. 102. Interior, with a Violin-Player and Listeners. Sm. 2, 8, 20, and Suppl. 15. In a room a merry fellow, wearing a purple costume and a plumed cap, sits at a table covered with a cloth, on which are a glass, a tobacco-box, dice, and cards. He holds in his left hand an earthenware beer-mug, resting on his knees, and in his right hand a pipe. His face has a contented expression. Beside him stands a comely girl, resting her hands on his chair. Both seem to listen with devout attention to the vigorous playing of a violin by an old man seated on the other side of the table. Through an open door are seen two children and a young girl, who watch the scene curiously. On a cask to the left lie a woollen cloth and some carrots. At the back is an earthenware pot. On the floor to the right is a sleeping dog. A capital work, with very fine drawing, spirited and natural characterisation of the figures, good light and shade, and wonderfully incisive brushwork. Panel, 15 inches by 13^ inches. Exhibited with the collection of the Duchesse de Berry in London, 1833, for private sale (priced at ^400). Sale. Adriaan Bout, The Hague, August II, 1733 (Hoet, i. 389), No. 57 (600 florins). In the possession of Willem Lormier, The Hague, 1752 (Hoet, ii. 437) ; according to his store-room catalogue of December 1754, No. 238, he had bought it through Monje from Count Wassenaar-Obdam (for 780 florins). Sales. W. Lormier, The Hague, July 4, 1763 (Tervv. 328), No. 228 (1400 florins). Amsterdam, April 17, 1783, No. 207 (1300 florins, Viet). H. Croese, Amsterdam, September 18, 1811, No. 80 (700 florins, Van Raven). H. Croese, Amsterdam, September 20, 1812, No. 51 (499 florins, Waterham). De Clos, Paris, November 18, 1812 (5000 francs). M. L. Lapeyriere, Paris, April 14, 1817 (6300 francs) ; see Ch. Blanc, ii. 333. H. Stokvisch, C. Henning, and others, Amsterdam, May 22, 1823, No. 121 (440 florins, Mensardt). Duchesse de Berry, Paris, April 4, 1837, No. 61 (5462 francs). W. Williams Hope, London, June 14, 1849 (147, Ward). 103. The Violin- Player. A gentleman in a purple cloak stands at an arched window, tuning a violin. On the window-sill lie a music-book and a pipe. Vine-tendrils grow up the side-walls. Panel, 10 inches by 8 inches. Exhibited at Leeds, 1868, No. 622. Then in the collection of Baron de Ferrieres. 104. [Identical with 137.] 105. Royal Children at Music. In a vestibule with a blue and white marble pavement a boy with brown curls stands in the attitude of a dancer and beats a tambourine. He has a brown costume with a lace cravat and a plumed cap. To the right, on a step between marble pillars, another boy sits, playing the flute. He has a brownish-red coat with a
