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504 JAN STEEN.
80. The old Man and his Ducks. The picture is composed
of six figures grouped round a well, the nearest of whom to
the spectator, is an old woman holding a ladder on which an
elderly man is mounted, and is handing down a drake which
he appears to have taken from a tree, at the same time a girl
is putting a white duck into a cage held by a youth; a boy
stands near them, and a droll-looking fellow is on the farther
side of the tree. Close to the front are a spaniel dog, a dish
of eggs on a stool, a duck in a dish, and other objects. There
is doubtless a tale attached to the subject, the wit of which,
if known, would enhance the interest of the picture. Painted
in a broad masterly manner.
2 ft. 21 by 2 ft. 9s.—C.
Collection of M. Faesch, Amsterdam, 1833.
Imported by Mr. Chaplin.
81. The Fat Family. The subject is composed of sixteen
figures, and represents the interior of a well furnished kitchen,
all the occupants of which exhibit the effects of good cheer.
Among the company is a party of eight persons at table, one
of whom, a fine jolly fellow, stands in the act of emptying a
long glass of liquor; another is seated carving a fine ham.
The scene is farther distinguished by a boy reclining on a
brick step in front, feeding a cat; and, at the same time,
two children are stuffing an over-fed dog.
1st. lOs by 1st. 11.—P.
82. (The Companion). The Starved Family. This scene
of miserable penury, exhibits the interior of a hovel or barn,
in which are seen thirteen persons, whose squalid and hag-
gard appearance denote the sad effects of poverty. Among
the wretched objects maybe noticed a man with his wife and
child at table, and near them stands a thin and shivering
80. The old Man and his Ducks. The picture is composed
of six figures grouped round a well, the nearest of whom to
the spectator, is an old woman holding a ladder on which an
elderly man is mounted, and is handing down a drake which
he appears to have taken from a tree, at the same time a girl
is putting a white duck into a cage held by a youth; a boy
stands near them, and a droll-looking fellow is on the farther
side of the tree. Close to the front are a spaniel dog, a dish
of eggs on a stool, a duck in a dish, and other objects. There
is doubtless a tale attached to the subject, the wit of which,
if known, would enhance the interest of the picture. Painted
in a broad masterly manner.
2 ft. 21 by 2 ft. 9s.—C.
Collection of M. Faesch, Amsterdam, 1833.
Imported by Mr. Chaplin.
81. The Fat Family. The subject is composed of sixteen
figures, and represents the interior of a well furnished kitchen,
all the occupants of which exhibit the effects of good cheer.
Among the company is a party of eight persons at table, one
of whom, a fine jolly fellow, stands in the act of emptying a
long glass of liquor; another is seated carving a fine ham.
The scene is farther distinguished by a boy reclining on a
brick step in front, feeding a cat; and, at the same time,
two children are stuffing an over-fed dog.
1st. lOs by 1st. 11.—P.
82. (The Companion). The Starved Family. This scene
of miserable penury, exhibits the interior of a hovel or barn,
in which are seen thirteen persons, whose squalid and hag-
gard appearance denote the sad effects of poverty. Among
the wretched objects maybe noticed a man with his wife and
child at table, and near them stands a thin and shivering