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 in GERARD DOU 407 Housewife). Sm. Suppl. 6 ; M. 250. At a large arched window, a girl in a red gown with a white kerchief stands at a table scraping carrots, a bundle of which lies on the window-sill. A large copper kettle stands on the table, with a cabbage on the top of it. To the left of it is a dead hen ; a cock hangs on the right side of the window. On the left of the window-sill stands a large copper milk-can, upon a carpet. A large pumpkin is placed in the right-hand corner. Behind the girl are a pump on the right and a pillar on the left, with the window curtains between them and a cage hanging from the ceiling. Through an arched window at the back is seen the " Blauwpoort " at Leyden. The picture has been repainted in several places. It was painted between 1645 and 1650. Pendant to 182. Signed in full on the front of the window-sill ; panel, 23 inches by 17 inches. A copy is at Aschaffenburg, No. 204. In the Schwerin Museum, 1890 catalogue, No. 328 where it was in 1842 (Sm.). 182. A Maid-Servant chopping Cabbage. M. 249. At a simple arched window, in which a dead cock is hanging, a maid-servant stands chopping cabbage in a large tub. On the window-sill are cabbages and roots. Probably a pendant to 181, and painted about the same time. Engraved by Jourd'heull as " La faiseuse de chouxcroute " ; then in the St. Hilaire Collection. Sale. Bourlier de St. Hilaire, Paris, May 5, 1783 (327 francs). 183. A KITCHEN-MAID. M. 272. A kitchen-maid is making salad in a sieve. She stands, facing three-quarters right, at the kitchen table. She wears a red jacket, a blue apron, and a white kerchief. On the table, which is partly covered with a cloth, are a knife, two fish on a plate, an overturned pewter pot, a copper dish, and a meat-kettle. In the right background is the hearth ; a pair of bellows hangs on the wall. Signed in full on the hearth ; panel, io| inches by I2| inches. Sales. Stevens, Antwerp, August 9, 1837. Baillie, Antwerp, April 22, 1862. Joostens, Antwerp, 1886. Kums, Antwerp, May 17, 1898, No. 100 (5700 francs). 184. A MAID-SERVANT SCOURING A SAUCEPAN. Sm. 43, and Suppl. 35 ; M. 252. At an arched window, a maid-servant who is seen to the knees, stands and scours a copper saucepan which she has placed on a bench to the right. On the right of the window-sill are a pewter pot with the lid open, and a skimmer. Above it hangs a bird- cage. Behind the girl is a pump. The girl is the same model as in the " Girl at the Window " at the Hague (230). " Finished with the most elaborate delicacy" (Sm.). Panel, 6^ inches by 5 inches. Not a pendant of 121, as Martin assumes, since the dimensions vary. Engraved by Wille as " La Menagere." Mentioned by Waagen (ii. 61) ; Jameson, "Private Galleries" (p. 20) ; Martin, ch. ii.