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454 DAVID TENIERS.
144. The Smokers. Two boon companions in the fore-
ground of a cabaret; one of them, an old man, wearing a
yellow smock frock and a blue cap, is seated, filling his pipe ;
his companion, a "young man in a dark grey dress, seated on
a low stool, is lighting his pipe. A pot of embers and a
paper of tobacco are on a little stool near them. On the
opposite side, and in the back of the room, are four peasants
round a fire. Some culinary utensils and a birch broom are
in front. A good example of the master.
1//. Is by 1# 101-P.
In the Collection of the Duke of Mecklenburg.
145. The thoughtful Gardener. The scene exhibits a large
kitchen, with an open door on one side, and a quantity of
culinary utensils lying on the ground near it. On the oppo-
site side stands an elderly man in a thoughtful mood, wearing
a scarlet jacket; he holds a spade in one hand, and his
apron with the other. At the end of the place are three
boors before a fire ; and a woman is quitting at a side-door.
Signed, and dated 1645.
1 st- 5 by 2 st. 11 — P.
Collection of John Maitland, Esq. by Messrs. Christie and Man-
son, 1831. 54 gs.
146. The Duet. A merry fellow, dressed in a blue jacket
and a scarlet cap, seated on a tub chair, playing on a violin,»
as an accompaniment to the voice of an elderly woman who
is seated on his left, singing from a piece of music she holds
with both hands, and at the same time is looking good-
humouredly at the musician. A jug and a pot of embers are
on a cask near them ; and in the back of the apartment are
four men and a woman. The party are overlooked by an old
man from a window above.
10 in. by 131.—p.
In the Collection of Christopher Bullen, Esq. Liverpool.
144. The Smokers. Two boon companions in the fore-
ground of a cabaret; one of them, an old man, wearing a
yellow smock frock and a blue cap, is seated, filling his pipe ;
his companion, a "young man in a dark grey dress, seated on
a low stool, is lighting his pipe. A pot of embers and a
paper of tobacco are on a little stool near them. On the
opposite side, and in the back of the room, are four peasants
round a fire. Some culinary utensils and a birch broom are
in front. A good example of the master.
1//. Is by 1# 101-P.
In the Collection of the Duke of Mecklenburg.
145. The thoughtful Gardener. The scene exhibits a large
kitchen, with an open door on one side, and a quantity of
culinary utensils lying on the ground near it. On the oppo-
site side stands an elderly man in a thoughtful mood, wearing
a scarlet jacket; he holds a spade in one hand, and his
apron with the other. At the end of the place are three
boors before a fire ; and a woman is quitting at a side-door.
Signed, and dated 1645.
1 st- 5 by 2 st. 11 — P.
Collection of John Maitland, Esq. by Messrs. Christie and Man-
son, 1831. 54 gs.
146. The Duet. A merry fellow, dressed in a blue jacket
and a scarlet cap, seated on a tub chair, playing on a violin,»
as an accompaniment to the voice of an elderly woman who
is seated on his left, singing from a piece of music she holds
with both hands, and at the same time is looking good-
humouredly at the musician. A jug and a pot of embers are
on a cask near them ; and in the back of the apartment are
four men and a woman. The party are overlooked by an old
man from a window above.
10 in. by 131.—p.
In the Collection of Christopher Bullen, Esq. Liverpool.