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 206 JAN STEEN SECT. 764*7. A Man and Woman Quarrelling. W. 427. Sale. Pieter van Buytene, Delft, October 29, 1748, No. 55 (i 6 florins). 765. The Interrupted Game of Cards. An artisan has been induced by Jan Steen to join in a game of cards in a tavern. His wife seizes him by the hair and beats him with her shoe. Their child stands by, crying. Jan Steen laughs heartily at the scene. Panel, io| inches by 13! inches. Sale. J. van der Linden van Slingeland, Dordrecht, August 22, 1785, No. 405 (47 florins, Delfos). 765*7. The Drinker and his Wife. In a tavern a man sits smoking and drinking ; his wife comes storming into the room like a fury. The rage of the woman, the passive attitude of the man, and the thoughtful looks of the innkeeper and his daughter are very well rendered. Panel, 20 inches by 16 inches. Sale. Rotterdam, June 9, 1828, No. 21 ; said to be by Jan Steen or in his manner. 765^. A Drinker and his Wife. The woman has come into the tavern. Her husband advises her to go home. Panel, 10 inches by 13! inches. Sale. Amsterdam, March 18, 1875, No. 83 (385 florins, Steffelaer). 766. A Man and Woman Disputing (or, The Henpecked Husband). Sm. 201 ; W. 384. In a cottage room a peasant lies on the ground ; his wife beats him with her shoe. A boy tries to pull her away. Three peasants beside the hearth look on. In the foreground lie an overturned table and cards. " The picture is painted with surprising spirit and effect " (Sm.). Signed on a paper fastened on a partition ; panel, 12 inches by 14^ inches. Described by Descamps. Sales. (Probably) A. Borwater, The Hague, 1756 (40 florins). (W.) R. J. Bouricius, Arnhem, September 18, 1826, No. 117 (301 florins, De Lelie). J. A. A. de Lelie and others, Amsterdam, July 29, 1845, No. 202 (62 florins, Gruyter). In the collection of W. Gruyter, Amsterdam. Sale. Chr. R. Ruhl, Cologne, May 15, 1876, No. 102. 767. GAMBLERS QUARRELLING. Sm. 154 ; W. 378. In an arbour in front of a tavern a well-dressed man has quarrelled with a peasant about a game of backgammon. A woman, a girl, and an old man seek to calm the man, who is drawing his sword. The peasant, in a blue jacket, holds out his knife. Peasants hasten from the background to join in the fray. A pilgrim takes to his heels. An old woman stands in the doorway to the left. In front of the door two peasants sit on a bench ; near them is a barking dog. It is a large and not specially good work, though broadly handled.