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 ii GABRIEL METSU 257 CATALOGUE RAISONNE 1. LOT AND HIS DAUGHTERS. To the left, in front of a rocky grotto, the drunken Lot, dressed in brown, sits at a stone table. He holds a glass in his right hand, and with his left hand caresses the chin of the daughter nestling at his side. The girl takes with her left hand a goblet from the table. The other daughter stands, in strong sunlight, to the right in the foreground ; she wears a yellow dress and a brown jacket, and is about to place a dish containing a peacock pasty on the table. On the stone table, which is covered with a white cloth, are a dish, a jug, a glass, and other articles. The dark, rocky cliff fills the larger part of the picture ; on the right some shrubs hang down from the rock, and beneath them is a view of a landscape. Panel, 29 inches by 23! inches. Now in the Museum at Aix, Provence, 1900 catalogue, No. 302. 2. THE EXPULSION OF HAGAR. Abraham stands on the threshold of his house. Hagar is departing, but turns to look back at him. She wears a red dress and a straw hat, and leads Ishmael by the hand ; near her is a dog. Sarah stands at a window in the middle distance. It is apparently painted under the influence of J. B. Weenix (cf. 17). Signed in full ; 44^ inches by 32 J inches. Sale. W. BUrger (Thore), Paris, December 5, 1892, No. 35 (2800 francs). In the possession of the dealer F. Kleinberger, Paris. Now in the Kilenyi collection, Budapest. 3. Samson propounding Riddles to the Philistines. Sale. Amsterdam, April 6, 1695, No. 4 (60 florins). 4. Salome receiving the Head of John the Baptist. Sm. 108. The executioner brings it to her on a silver dish. He stands to the right and holds up the head by the hair. " Painted in a free and broad manner, and in a brilliant tone of colour " (Sm.). Panel, 8 inches by 7 inches ; rounded at the top. Sales. J. Caudri, Amsterdam, September 6, 1809, No. 46 (20 florins 10, Gruyter). Amsterdam, April 24, 1811, No. 82 (17 florins, Gruyter). Schamp d'Aveschoot, Ghent, September 14, 1840, No. 229. 5. Christ healing Peter's Mother-in- Law. A picture entirely under the influence of Rembrandt. Dated 1666. Exhibited at York. In the possession of the dealers Lawrie and Son, London, in March 1 896. 6. Christ healing Jairus's Daughter. Sm. Suppl. 37. Christ stands with a disciple at the girl's bedside, and takes her by the hand to raise her up. In the dark background of the room a woman goes away. VOL. i s