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GABRIEL METSU.
521
Sleep has overtaken her while engaged at her meditations,
and her head has sunk in repose on her neck. This is an
admirable specimen of the master.
About 10 in. by 8.—P.
In the possession of De Heer Domine Vander Velde, Arnheim.
17. The Cook Maid. A comely young woman, dressed in
a grey jacket, a blue apron, and a white cap, standing
with a dish in her hand, which she appears to have just taken
from a dutch-oven placed on a dresser by her side; two
birds are suspended above, and a white cloth lies on the
table. This vigorous and masterly production is painted in
a greyish hue, and with the breadth of Terburg.
1 st. 3 by 1 st. 0^ in.—C.
Sold by Mr. Burton, to Mons. Vander Schrick of Louvain.
18. The Pet Spaniel. The interior of an apartment, in
which is seated a young lady, atttired in a greyish jacket,
bordered with ermine, and a silk skirt of a dull redish hue ;
she has a plate in her hand, and her attention is directed to
a girl who bends down by her side, holding with one hand a
frying pan over a fire, and putting with the other a sausage
into the plate; the savory odour of this morsel has excited
the longing of a little spaniel, which stands on his mistress's
lap, sniffing at the dainty bit. This is painted in the artist’s
most engaging style. See No. 115, Vol. iv.
l#7by \st. 2s.-C.
In the Collection of Mons. Le Baron Delessert, Paris.
19. The Toilet. A young lady with light hair (which is
covered in part by a plain morning cap), wearing a jacket
of a violet hue, bordered with white fur, seated in an antique
521
Sleep has overtaken her while engaged at her meditations,
and her head has sunk in repose on her neck. This is an
admirable specimen of the master.
About 10 in. by 8.—P.
In the possession of De Heer Domine Vander Velde, Arnheim.
17. The Cook Maid. A comely young woman, dressed in
a grey jacket, a blue apron, and a white cap, standing
with a dish in her hand, which she appears to have just taken
from a dutch-oven placed on a dresser by her side; two
birds are suspended above, and a white cloth lies on the
table. This vigorous and masterly production is painted in
a greyish hue, and with the breadth of Terburg.
1 st. 3 by 1 st. 0^ in.—C.
Sold by Mr. Burton, to Mons. Vander Schrick of Louvain.
18. The Pet Spaniel. The interior of an apartment, in
which is seated a young lady, atttired in a greyish jacket,
bordered with ermine, and a silk skirt of a dull redish hue ;
she has a plate in her hand, and her attention is directed to
a girl who bends down by her side, holding with one hand a
frying pan over a fire, and putting with the other a sausage
into the plate; the savory odour of this morsel has excited
the longing of a little spaniel, which stands on his mistress's
lap, sniffing at the dainty bit. This is painted in the artist’s
most engaging style. See No. 115, Vol. iv.
l#7by \st. 2s.-C.
In the Collection of Mons. Le Baron Delessert, Paris.
19. The Toilet. A young lady with light hair (which is
covered in part by a plain morning cap), wearing a jacket
of a violet hue, bordered with white fur, seated in an antique