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 xx PIETER VAN SLINGELAND 437 In the collection of Lord Francis Egerton (valued in 1829 by Sm. at 367 : ios.). In the collection of the Earl of Ellesmere, Bridgewater House, London, 1892 catalogue, No. 263. 51. THE INTERIOR OF A KITCHEN. Sm. 40. A comely young woman, in profile to the right, stands at a table scouring a brass pot. She wears a dark grey skirt, a white kerchief, and a small neat cap. By the wall is a high chimney-piece. A basket and a lantern lie on the floor. Various kitchen utensils are cleverly introduced. According to Waagen (iii. 477), the picture has unusual vigour and freedom of execution such as one rarely finds in this painter. "This little picture possesses un- usual vigour and freedom, and induces a regret that the master has not more frequently painted in this style" (Sm.). Panel, 8 inches by 7 inches. In the collection of the Marquess of Bute, London, Richter's 1884 catalogue, No. 157 ; it was there in 1829 (Sm.). 52. A MAID -SERVANT AND A LITTLE GIRL. At an open window, through which the sun shines in, stands a maid-servant who cooks something in a pan. She converses with a little girl who is about to bake a cake. One of the painter's most attractive works, according to Waagen (Suppl. 162). In the collection of A. J. Robarts, London. 53. A YOUNG MAID - SERVANT. In an interior. On the left, near a pump, she is scouring a pan. In front of her to the left is another pan. She wears a red dress and a blue apron. 1 8 inches by 14 inches. Exhibited in Paris, 1911, No. 141. In the collection of A. Mayor, Paris. 54. A KITCHEN. After the manner of Pieter van den Bosch or Bos. In the collection of the late Adolphe Schloss, Paris. 55. The Interior of a Kitchen. Sm. Suppl. 3. In a kitchen sits a young cook scraping carrots. She wears a brown jacket, a red bodice, a green skirt, a white apron, and a white cap. On a bench at her side are two apples, an earthenware pot, a pail with a sieve on it, three fish, a bunch of carrots, a tub, and other objects. In the left background are a window and the fireplace. The colouring and the types are characteristic of Slinge- land. But the monogram and the date "P. 1648 " leave room for doubt as to whether the picture is not by another and an older master. " Exquisitely finished" (Sm.). Panel, 9 inches by 8 inches. Engraved by Moitte in the Bruhl collection as a Dou. In the collection of Count Bruhl. In the Hermitage Palace, St. Petersburg, 1901 catalogue, No. 980, as an Egbert van der Poel (?) ; it was there in 1842 (Sm., who valued it at .150).