OSTADE (ISACK VAN)
(1621-1619)
34. — The flooded Road
Described in Smith's « Catalogue » (part 1, p. i83, n" 16)asfollows: « A Landscape. The foreground is occupied by a youth, drag- ging forward a calf; beyond him are a man on horseback, accom- panied by a woman carrying milk pails, through some water, and a man driving a horse and cart; some buildings and trees are seen in the distance. » Signed : Isack van Ostade. Canvas, i51/4in. by1914in. Described in Smith's « Catalogue Raisonne », part 1. p. i83, n” 16.
From the Collection of Van Slingelandt, Dort. 1785. Colonel Hankey, Beaulieu, Hastings.
OSTADE (Isack van)
(1621-1619)
35. — A View on a Canal in Winter
In the centre of the foreground, a man pushing a sledge. Beyond, a group of figures in front of a tent; numerous other figures skating or otherwise occupied, are distributed over the ice. On the right, a high single tree near a one-arched bridge, behind which appear the buildings of a town.
Signed : Isack van Ostade. Panel, 11 34 in. by 16 1/2in.
