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PETER VAN SLINGELANDT.
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7. The Musical Cook-maid. A kitchen, in front of which
sits a young woman, dressed in a yellow jacket and a green
skirt, having on her lap a duck on a dish, which she appears
to have just plucked ; and is now playing on a pipe, to amuse
a child by her side. Her skill has also attracted the atten-
tion of a youth who stands by, with a staff in his hand, lis-
tening. A basket containing feathers, and a pail with an
earthen pan on it, are in front; and a variety of culinary
objects are about the place. A highly-wrought production.
In the Collection of E. W. Lake, Esq.
8. A Woman frying cakes. An elderly woman, dressed
in a red gown and a blue apron, seated in nearly a front
view, frying cakes. A child, in a brown dress, and having
on a large hat, is seated on her left. A few sticks, a pan
containing butter, and a dish of butter, are on the ground by
her side. The companion.
9. A Woman peeling potatoes. The composition consists
of three figures, one of whom is an elderly woman, wearing a
similar dress to the preceding, seated by the side of an old
man with a paper in his hand; the attention of both is
directed to a boy who stands before them, with a small box
under his arm, and his hat in his hand; the woman at the
same time is engaged paring potatoes. These are painted in
a broad and free style of handling.
16-g- in. by 14.—P.
In the possession of Mdme. de Haan, Amsterdam.
10. A young 'Woman scouring fire-irons. The scene
represents the interior of the room, with a large projecting
chimney at the side. A pretty maid-servant, dressed in a
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7. The Musical Cook-maid. A kitchen, in front of which
sits a young woman, dressed in a yellow jacket and a green
skirt, having on her lap a duck on a dish, which she appears
to have just plucked ; and is now playing on a pipe, to amuse
a child by her side. Her skill has also attracted the atten-
tion of a youth who stands by, with a staff in his hand, lis-
tening. A basket containing feathers, and a pail with an
earthen pan on it, are in front; and a variety of culinary
objects are about the place. A highly-wrought production.
In the Collection of E. W. Lake, Esq.
8. A Woman frying cakes. An elderly woman, dressed
in a red gown and a blue apron, seated in nearly a front
view, frying cakes. A child, in a brown dress, and having
on a large hat, is seated on her left. A few sticks, a pan
containing butter, and a dish of butter, are on the ground by
her side. The companion.
9. A Woman peeling potatoes. The composition consists
of three figures, one of whom is an elderly woman, wearing a
similar dress to the preceding, seated by the side of an old
man with a paper in his hand; the attention of both is
directed to a boy who stands before them, with a small box
under his arm, and his hat in his hand; the woman at the
same time is engaged paring potatoes. These are painted in
a broad and free style of handling.
16-g- in. by 14.—P.
In the possession of Mdme. de Haan, Amsterdam.
10. A young 'Woman scouring fire-irons. The scene
represents the interior of the room, with a large projecting
chimney at the side. A pretty maid-servant, dressed in a