568 ADRIAEN BROUWER SECT. In the Electoral Gallery, Munich. In the Aeltere Pinakothek, Munich, 1904 catalogue, No. 884. 2.0. SMELL (or, The Smoker). Half-length. A man, seen almost in full face, holds a bottle and a pipe, and blows rings of smoke from his mouth, which is opened wide. A fine sketch for 113. It belongs, with 21, to a series of "The Five Senses." Signed with the monogram on the right at foot ; panel, 16 inches by 12 inches. In the La Caze collection, Paris. In the Louvre, Paris, La Caze bequest, 1903 catalogue, No. 1916. 21. TASTE. Half-length. A young peasant, turned to the front with his head almost in profile to the right, wears a bluish-grey jacket and a black cap. He holds a bottle in his right hand, and in his left a cup from which he has just drunk. His mouth is wide open, and his eyes are shut. The expression of the face suggests the effect of a harsh and bitter taste. This belongs, with 20, to a series of " The Five Senses." Signed on the right at top with the monogram ; panel, 19 inches by 14 inches. A copy is in the Amiens Museum, 1899 catalogue, No. 86, attributed to Joost van Craesbeeck. A second copy is in the Dijon Museum, 1853 catalogue, No. loo, catalogued as in the manner of A. Brouwer ; it was acquired by the town in 1854. An example on canvas was in the Sales. Ghent, September 23, 1777, No. 67. J. Clemens, Ghent, June 21, 1779, No. 50. Engraved in 1759 by J. L. Krafft ; and etched by J. Eissenhardt and O. Reim. Salts. E. W. Lake, London, May 6, 1842. W. Theobald, London, May 10, 1851. In the possession of the London dealer Farrer ; from whom, according to Malss, Inspector Kohlbacher bought it in 1872 for the Frankfort Art Union (for 2000 florins). In the Stadel'sches Kunstinstitut, Frankfort-on-Main, 1900 catalogue, No. 149. ^2/t. TASTE. In the left foreground of a room a man sits on a chair in profile to the right lighting a long clay pipe. His cap is awry. Behind him to the right stands a man, seen in full face, who fills his pipe ; his face is almost entirely hidden. To the right of him sits a third man, in profile to the right, but with his head and shoulders turned towards the spectator. He blows out a cloud of smoke. He holds a pipe in his left hand and a beer-glass in his right. On a wooden table in front of him is a jug. This belongs, with 18 and 19, to a series of " The Five Senses." Signed on the left at top " B " ; panel, 9 inches by 12 inches. Engraved by P. Halm, and lithographed by C. Schuler and J. Wolffle. In the Electoral Gallery, Munich. In the Aeltere Pinakothek, Munich, 1904 catalogue, No. 883. M Q.2a. Taste. A small picture, belonging, with 18*7, to a series of "The Five Senses."
