Cole, Timothy, 1852-1931, Van Dyke, John Charles, 1856-1932 · New York : The Century Co. · leaf 152
of the burial of his wifethere in 1669, and another record to theeffect that poor Steen had some of his pic-tures seized and sold by an apothecary inpayment of a debt of 10 florins, 5 sous,and 8 deniers, contracted for medicineduring his wifes illness. The same %vritertells us that Steen agreed to… … THE FEAST OF ST. NICHOLAS, BY JAN STEEN. RVKS MUSEUM, AMSTERDAM. JAN STEEN 105 traits for twenty-nine florins would be atthe rate of four dollars apiece; yet, sincehe paid only twelve dollars a year forrent, we conclude that the purchasingpower of money in those days was fargreater than it is now.…
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