Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall), 1868-1938 · London : Methuen · leaf 186
After a nights debauch,quitting Jan Steen, he fell into a common drain ; whencehe was extricated by a poor cobbler and his wife, and,treated by them with much kindness, he repaid the obli-gation by presenting them with a small picture, which, byhis recommendation, was sold for a considerable sum.… … BREAKFAST GABKIEI. MPZTSU From the picture in the Ryks Mit te-«»« GABRIEL METSU 121 born at Leyden, that teeming mother of painters. Fransvan Mieris, his father, died at Leyden in 1681 ; WilHamdied at Leyden in 1747. Above the work of Frans van Mieris I would put that ofGabriel Metsu, another of…
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