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Interior of a cottage; on the right is a satyr leaning on his staff, and apparently addressing the peasant seated at the table blowing his soup, on the inconsistency of blow ing hot and cold with the same breath; near the peasant is seated an elderly woman, behind whom stands a girl in a large straw hat; a woman is in the act of putting a dish of eggs on the table; in front of her is a child holding a spoon; near the lire, a man is seated with a porringer in his hand.

Signed : J. Steen. Canvas,20 14in.by181/4in.

Exhibited at the Koval Academy. London, i 885. w- From the Collection of Colonel llankcy. Beaulieu. Hastings.

One of them, seated on a bench in the left foreground, with his dog by his side, stretches out his list towards his antagonist, standing farther back towards the right, with a drawn sword. An old woman endeavours to keep the latter away from his adversary. Three other peasants are looking merrily on at the scene, while a fourth is seen in the background running away in alarm. In the foreground on the right, a little girl has fallen to the ground, crying. From a basket, containing divers objects, cards and a broken bottle are scattered on the ground. Through an open doorway in the back-ground on the right, a village fair is seen going on.

Signed : J. Steen, band, iq 12 in. by 2684in.