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 i JAN STEEN 173 Described by Nagler, Ch. Blanc, Viardot, Siret. In the royal palaces in Berlin. In the museum at Berlin, 1833 (Sm.). Now in the Kaiser Friedrich Museum, Berlin, 1898 catalogue, No. 795. 659. [Identical with 714.] 660. LEAVING THE INN. A young couple and an old man have entered a boat at the door in the foreground. A man lies asleep in the boat. A man-servant puts in a small cask. In the right foreground under a tree are two young couples and a child. There are several guests at the door. On the left is a bridge with a country woman and children. Signed in full ; canvas, 33^ inches by 43^ inches. Exhibited in Berlin, 1890, No. 280. Now in the collection of L. L., Berlin. 661. FIVE PERSONS IN A ROOM. Two stand on the right ; three are seated to the left. It has been overcleaned and re- painted. The standing figures are much too small, and would look like dwarfs if the seated figures stood up. In this respect they recall the work of Rijckaert. On the right is a vista, with a man in red. The principal figure, of a young woman seated in the middle, is somewhat out of tone. Signed in full. Offered for sale in December 1901 to- the director of the Mauritshuis, The Hague. 662. A TAVERN SCENE. In a tavern a man in a dark blue costume with yellow hose sits asleep in the centre of the foreground. He leans his right arm on a barrel, and has a tankard in his left hand. On a staircase to the right a peasant is jesting with a girl. At the back a peasant is seated ; another stands on the left. Panel, 14 inches by 1 1 inches. Sale. J. van der Linden van Slingeland, Dordrecht, August 22, 1785, No. 399 (52 florins, Delfos). Now in the collection of C. Hofstede de Groot, The Hague. 663. AN INN GARDEN. A pair of lovers sit in an arbour at a table upon which are a bowl, a plate with a gaufre, a loaf, and the man's tall hat. The man apparently wants to pour out a glass of wine for the woman ; she seems unwilling. On the right beyond a wooden fence two men converse with a woman. Near them at the house door is a maid-servant. In the right foreground are two dogs sniffing at each other. The servant's face appears to have been repainted. Signed in full on a piece of wood in the right-hand bottom corner ; panel, 22 J inches by 19^ inches. Now in the Picture Gallery at Karlsruhe, 1894 catalogue, No. 260. 664. PEASANTS DRINKING. At a table to the right sits a peasant drinking. On the left another man sings. Behind him