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 3 o6 GABRIEL METSU SECT. the rough table-, made out of a plank laid on a cask. Near the table are a jug and a pipe. The man's hat hangs on his chair. To the left behind the table, and almost facing the spectator, stands a young maid-servant with smiling face, who pours out beer from a brown stoneware jug into a glass. The young man looks at her intently. To the left is an open window partly overgrown with a vine. A broom is in the foreground ; the fireplace is at the back. Panel, 14 inches by 12 inches. [Compare 203^.] Exhibited at the British Gallery, 1835 > an{ ^ at l ^ e Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, 1891. In the collection of Grave van Wassenaar (Hoet, ii. 402). Sales. Lormier, 1753 (605 florins). Nogaret, Paris, March 18, 1782 (3800 francs). Due de Praslin, Paris, February 18, 1793 (3350 francs). Due de Choiseul-Praslin, Paris, May 9, 1808 (4001 francs). In the collection of Earl Granville, 1835 (Sm.). Sales. Baron de Beurnonville, Paris, May 9, 1881. E. Secretan, Paris, July I, 1889, No. 142. In the possession of the dealer Ch. Sedelmeyer, Paris, 1898 catalogue, No. 89. Now in the collection of Lord Iveagh. 172. AN OFFICER RECEIVING A YOUNG LADY (or, The Morning Visit). Sm. 79. In a handsomely furnished room a cavalier stands to the right at a table, courteously bowing with hat in hand to a young lady seated on the left. He appears to have just offered her a glass of wine which she holds in her right hand. The lady wears a dark velvet dress and a white satin skirt, with a white muslin cap. The man wears a buff jerkin with yellow silk sleeves braided with silver, a steel breastplate, a scarlet sash, a belt embossed with gold, grey hose, and buff boots. To the left behind the lady stands a page in blue, holding a lemon on a silver plate. Beside the lady is a brown spaniel. The table is covered with a Turkey carpet ; beside it is a chair upholstered in blue velvet, against which leans a stick. On the floor lies a glove. At the back are a curtain partly drawn and a chimney-piece supported on columns. This is a very good picture with fine red tones. The textures are delicately characterised. Panel, 25 inches by i8| inches. Engraved by Audoin in the " Musee Francais." Now in the Louvre, 1900 catalogue, No. 2459 (old No. 293), where it was in 1816 (Sm.). 173. A GIRL DRINKING AND A CAVALIER ASLEEP. In the centre of the picture, almost facing the spectator, sits a girl who raises a glass in her left hand and holds a jug on her lap with the right hand. She wears a white silk jacket, a yellow silk skirt, and a white cap. To the right, behind the table at which the girl sits, is a cavalier sleeping, with his head on his left arm. The table is covered with a cloth ; on it is a dish of oranges. The floor is paved with tiles. This is a very fine and genuine picture.