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WILLIAM MIERIS.
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lating the cost of her marketing: a dead cock, a piece of
sealing wax, and other objects, lie on a table near her; and
a vine grows against the wall of the house. Signed, and
dated 1710.
7s in. by 6|.—P.
In the Collection of Madame de Monte, 1825. Rotterdam.
800 flo. and 10 p. c. (73Z.) Edward Gray, Esq. 1839. Sold
privately.
Now in the Collection of Charles Heusch, Esq.
52. The Tormentor. A pretty young woman, attired in a
blue and white dress, leaning on a table, holding up a mouse
to tantalise a kitten, which, together with a mousetrap and
a book, are on the table. The background is adorned with
statues in niches.
9 in. by 8.—P.
53. (The Companion.) A Baker, dressed in a bluish grey
jacket, standing at an arched window, with a horn in his
hand, which he appears to have just ceased blowing, in order
to speak to a young woman, who is touching him on the arm.
Some rolls and a brass pail are on the sill, and a vine grows
on the surrounding wall.
In the Collection of Mr. Steengracht, Hague.
54. A Fruit and Herring Shop. An elderly woman,
dressed in a brown cloak and a black bonnet, standing at an
arched window, attending to a boy, who appears to be en-
quiring the price of a ball, to a netfull of which hanging at
the side she is pointing. She has a basket of apples in her
hand. Baskets containing herrings and chestnuts are on the
sill.
10^ in. by 7^.—P.
In the Public Gallery at Hesse Cassel.
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lating the cost of her marketing: a dead cock, a piece of
sealing wax, and other objects, lie on a table near her; and
a vine grows against the wall of the house. Signed, and
dated 1710.
7s in. by 6|.—P.
In the Collection of Madame de Monte, 1825. Rotterdam.
800 flo. and 10 p. c. (73Z.) Edward Gray, Esq. 1839. Sold
privately.
Now in the Collection of Charles Heusch, Esq.
52. The Tormentor. A pretty young woman, attired in a
blue and white dress, leaning on a table, holding up a mouse
to tantalise a kitten, which, together with a mousetrap and
a book, are on the table. The background is adorned with
statues in niches.
9 in. by 8.—P.
53. (The Companion.) A Baker, dressed in a bluish grey
jacket, standing at an arched window, with a horn in his
hand, which he appears to have just ceased blowing, in order
to speak to a young woman, who is touching him on the arm.
Some rolls and a brass pail are on the sill, and a vine grows
on the surrounding wall.
In the Collection of Mr. Steengracht, Hague.
54. A Fruit and Herring Shop. An elderly woman,
dressed in a brown cloak and a black bonnet, standing at an
arched window, attending to a boy, who appears to be en-
quiring the price of a ball, to a netfull of which hanging at
the side she is pointing. She has a basket of apples in her
hand. Baskets containing herrings and chestnuts are on the
sill.
10^ in. by 7^.—P.
In the Public Gallery at Hesse Cassel.