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Mieris (1662 — 1747), who imitated his father with great success. A Fish and Poultry Shop by him is in the National Gallery. Kaspar Netscher (1639 — 1684), though a German by birth, belongs to the Dutch school of art. He was a pupil of Terborch, and painted chiefly at the Hague. His pictures are frequently met with in Continental Galleries. The National Gallery has three pictures by this artist ; Blowing Bubbles, Maternal Instruction, and a Lady seated at a spinning wheel. He had two sons— Theodorus Netscher (1661—1732), who painted for some years in England, and was cele- brated for his portraits and also for his flower-pieces ; and Konstantin Netscher (1670 — 1722), who painted portraits and interiors at the Hague. Pieter van Slingeland (1640 — 1691) was a pupil of Gerard Dou, buc was far inferior to Van Mieris. His pictures are most minutely finished. He took, it is said, three years to cover a piece of canvas one foot square, and a whole month to paint a lace band. One of the most important is in the Louvre, the Dutch Family (the Meer- man family). Godfried Schalken (1643—1706) is celebrated for his candle-light effects. He visited England during the reign of William III. The National Gallery in London has one picture by this painter — Lesbia vmghing jewels against her sparrow. Of his portraits, we may notice one of King William III. by candle-light, in the Amsterdam Gallery. Eglon van der Neer (1643 — 1703), the son of Aart van der Neer, painted conversation pieces, after the manner of Terborch and Mieris. His works are very scarce, both in England and on the Continent.