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 i JAN STEEN 139 Signed in full under the inscription, and dated 1661 ; canvas, 34 inches by 40 inches. Described by Ch. Blanc. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, 1879, No. 99 ; and in Berlin, 1906, No. 131. In the collection of Baron Delessert, Paris, 1826 (Sm.). Sale. Delessert, Paris, March 15, 1869, No. 85 (8000 francs). In the collection of J. Osmaston, London. Sale. Paris, May 30, 1903, No. 48 (25,500 francs, Kleinberger). In the possession of the dealer F. Kleinberger, Paris. Now in the collection of O. Huldschinsky, Berlin. 518. THE EASTER OX. Sm. Suppl. 99; W. 80. A jovial company lead a fat Easter ox through a village and over a rustic bridge. Three children precede the procession, at the head of which are musicians with drums, flutes, and other instruments. On the bank of the stream sits an angler. It is not very well preserved, and dates from the artist's early period. Canvas, 16 inches by 22 inches. Sale. Ph. van Dijk, The Hague, June 13, 1753, No. 67 (21 florins 5). In the collection of H. A. J. Munro, 1842 (Sm.). Sale. Paris, March 13, 184.6, No. 42. In the collection of Van der Schrieck of Louvain (according to the Thore catalogue), but not in the Van der Schrieck sale of 1861. Sale. Thore (W. Burger), Paris, December 5, 1892, No. 46 (720 francs). In the possession of the dealer F. Kleinberger, Paris. Now in the Nardus collection, Chateau d'Arnouville, near Paris. 518*. A Fine New Year's Gift. Sale. Amsterdam, May 15, 1708 (Hoet, i. 121), No. 6 (42 florins). 518^. The Birthday of one of Jan Steen's Children. Seven figures. Possibly one of the pictures of " St. Nicholas's Day." Canvas, 25 inches by 28^ inches. In the Blome collection, Emkendorf, Holstein, in 1863 (Parthey, ii. 577). 518*:. A Shrove Tuesday Feast. Sale. Cornelius Uitenbogaert, Amsterdam, April 3, 1711, No. 13 (25 florins). 519. A Shrove Tuesday Merrymaking. Sale. Adrian Bout, The Hague, August u, 1733, No. 136 (63 florins). 520. The Feast of the Gods. W. 436. Probably identical with " The Grotto of Neptune " in the Max Rosefeld collection (69^). Sale. J. K. van der Meir, Antwerp, June 23, 1755 (Terw. 134), No. 3 (103 florins). 521. Interior with Men and Women, partly in Masquerade Dresses. People are seated at table. On the right a maid-servant pours out a glass of wine. Signed in the bottom left-hand corner ; panel, 13 inches by 15^ inches. Sale. Florsheim and others, Berlin, April 29, 1902, No. 112.