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 xx PIETER VAN SLINGELAND 453 115. A SCENE OF COURTSHIP. Behind a peasant girl in a red dress and blue apron stands a peasant. To the right is a boy. This picture is now attributed to Ary de Vois, whose full signature with the date 1656 is said to have been found on a careful examination. At one time the picture was catalogued as a Pieter van Slingeland, on the authority of Dr. A. Bredius. The author himself concurred in this opinion and pointed out particularly the manner, characteristic of Slinge- land, in which the boy to the right is painted. Since the signature came to light, the author has not again examined the picture. Until he has done so, he must adhere to his opinion, especially on the ground that the style of composition is characteristic of Slingeland, but differs from the usual style of Ary de Vois. Panel, 13 inches by 10 inches. [According to Mr. D. S. MacColl, it is clearly signed "A. D. Vois, 1656" (the A and D intertwined) under the shelf of the mantelpiece. Exhibited at the Bethnal Green Museum, London, 1872, No. 182, as "Dutch Courtship," by Ary de Vois. On the back are chalked the letters " S. C. V." Translator.] In the Wallace Collection, London, 1910 catalogue, No. 205. [It was doubtfully assigned to Ary de Vois in the first and second editions of the catalogue, 1900-1901 ; it was assigned to Slingeland in the editions from the third to the eighth, 1901-1908 ; in the ninth edition, 1909, it was definitely restored to De Vois. Translator.] 1 1 6. LOVERS. In a room a young lady is embraced by a gentle- man. At the side, on a table, are fruit and a wine-jug. Very finely rendered. Panel, 6J inches by 5 inches. Sale. C. M. Drekman, Amsterdam, April 14, 1857, No. 89. 117. A PEASANT FAMILY. To the left, on a wooden bench, sits an old peasant, filling his pipe. He wears a bluish-green costume ; his feet are bare, but the left foot is wrapped in a cloth. On the bench to the left lies a light cloth ; to the right is a glass. On a cask in the centre sits a man, seen from the back. He holds in his arms a young woman, who raises a glass in her right hand and looks at the spectator. Behind them a peasant with a cap on his head and a boy to the left are singing. On the floor in front, wooden shoes, a charcoal pan, a straw-covered jug, a flute and a violin, a basket full of cabbages, a pair of bellows, a copper pot, and other objects are scattered about. To the right is a bench. Behind it is the hearth. Against the back-wall is a small cupboard with plates. To the left is a door through which is seen a rustic building. Panel, 13 J inches by 19^ inches. In the collection of Count SchOnborn-Buchheim, Vienna, Frimmel's 1896 catalogue, No. 57. 117*7. A Company of Four Persons. Wonderfully fine. Sale. D. Grenier, Middelburg, August 18, 1712 (Hoet, ii. 360), No. 50 (45 florins).