DOI chapter:
The Works of Jan Steen
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JAN STEEN.
In front of which are assembled a number of villagers, and
among them are a couple dancing to the music of a bag-pipe,
played by a man mounted on an elevation, near whom are a
woman and child, and a jovial fellow, while the hostess stands
at the half-door looking on : towards the front are a citizen seated
at table taking his glass, and a man and a woman in chat with
the host; on the opposite side is a merry fellow catching hold of
a female by the apron, while another appears to be coaxing her
to dance, and a third is seated composedly on a log of wood,
enjoying his pipe and jug; several other figures and various
accessories contribute to complete the composition.
2st. 2| in. by 2 st. | in.—P.
This is a brilliantly-coloured and beautiful example of the Master,
painted in the style of Teniers, with the addition of that natural
humour and variety of character, peculiar alone to Jan Steen.
Collection of Paignon Dijonval; purchased, with many other fine
pictures, by Mr. Emmerson, in 1821.
Now in the collection of Jeremiah Harman, Esq.
134. The Game of Tric-trac. The Interior of a room, with
a company of five men and a woman; two of the former are
engaged in a game of tric-trac, and one of the players, dressed
in a brown jacket and black cap, has risen from his seat to make
a move on the board; his adversary, wearing spectacles, sits on
the opposite side of the table, and a young woman leans on the
back of his chair. One of the party stands at a window, on the
outer side of which is seen a young woman.
iy7. 2| in. by \st. 1 in.—P.
In the possession of M. Perignon, 1830. price 1800 fs. 721.
135. The Forced Marriage. The Interior of a large room,
with an assemblage of about twenty persons ; amongst whom is
a young woman, in a red jacket and a blue apron, with a crown
on her head, (the insignia of a bride,) being conducted across
the apartment by a man carrying a lighted candle; she at the
same time evinces much reluctance to follow, and is turning
JAN STEEN.
In front of which are assembled a number of villagers, and
among them are a couple dancing to the music of a bag-pipe,
played by a man mounted on an elevation, near whom are a
woman and child, and a jovial fellow, while the hostess stands
at the half-door looking on : towards the front are a citizen seated
at table taking his glass, and a man and a woman in chat with
the host; on the opposite side is a merry fellow catching hold of
a female by the apron, while another appears to be coaxing her
to dance, and a third is seated composedly on a log of wood,
enjoying his pipe and jug; several other figures and various
accessories contribute to complete the composition.
2st. 2| in. by 2 st. | in.—P.
This is a brilliantly-coloured and beautiful example of the Master,
painted in the style of Teniers, with the addition of that natural
humour and variety of character, peculiar alone to Jan Steen.
Collection of Paignon Dijonval; purchased, with many other fine
pictures, by Mr. Emmerson, in 1821.
Now in the collection of Jeremiah Harman, Esq.
134. The Game of Tric-trac. The Interior of a room, with
a company of five men and a woman; two of the former are
engaged in a game of tric-trac, and one of the players, dressed
in a brown jacket and black cap, has risen from his seat to make
a move on the board; his adversary, wearing spectacles, sits on
the opposite side of the table, and a young woman leans on the
back of his chair. One of the party stands at a window, on the
outer side of which is seen a young woman.
iy7. 2| in. by \st. 1 in.—P.
In the possession of M. Perignon, 1830. price 1800 fs. 721.
135. The Forced Marriage. The Interior of a large room,
with an assemblage of about twenty persons ; amongst whom is
a young woman, in a red jacket and a blue apron, with a crown
on her head, (the insignia of a bride,) being conducted across
the apartment by a man carrying a lighted candle; she at the
same time evinces much reluctance to follow, and is turning