6 xii ADRIAEN BROUWER 583 In the collection of A. de la Court van der Voort, Leyden. Sale. Catharina Backer, widow of A. de la Court, Leyden, September 8, 1766 (Terw. 550), No. 58 (210 florins, Winter). 6oa. Three Peasants conversing. A valuable picture. Panel, 1 1 1 inches high. Sale. Regaus, Brussels, July 31, 1788, No. 10 (2 florins). bob. Six Peasants conversing. In a room. Good expression, delicate brushwork, and well-harmonised colours. Panel, 8 inches by io| inches. Sale. F. A. E. Bruynincx, Antwerp, August I, 1791, No. 58 (28 florins 5). 6oc. A Peasant and a Woman conversing. They sit at a table. The light and shade produce a very good effect. Panel, 9 inches by 7 inches. Sale. F. A. E. Bruynincx, Antwerp, August I, 1791, No. 61 (22 florins ; he had paid 8 florins for it). '>od and e. Two Pictures of Conversations. Very interesting. Panel. Sale. (Supplementary) De Burtin, Brussels, July 21, 1819, No. 19. 6of. Two Comic Figures seated by a Cask. They converse and~srtioke. Panel, io| inches by 8| inches. Sale. Kleinenbergh, Leyden, July 19, 1841, No. 28 (63 florins, Gruyter). A PEASANT READING. He sits on a long bench in a room. On the floor near him are his hat and a jug. By the hearth at the back are three other figures. A small study, very spirited and masterly in drawing, loose in handling, and delicate in colour. Panel, 10 inches by 7 inches. Sales. G. Hoet, The Hague, August 25, 1760 (Terw. 227), No. 78 (25 florins, Van Haaften). J. van der Linden van Slingeland, Dordrecht, August 22, 1785, No. 56 (14 florins, Delfos). Purchased in 1892 from Sir Charles Robinson, London. In the collection of the late Alfred Thieme, Leipzig, Bode's 1900 catalogue, No. 9. ^-62. THE POLITICIANS. In the left foreground of a room a man sits in profile to the right, apparently asleep. His right arm hangs down ; the hand grasps the handle of a jug on the floor. Behind to the right a man sits on a wooden chair in profile to the left. He wears a plumed hat. His elbows rest on his knees ; he holds a printed sheet from which he reads. A woman with a white cap leans on the back of the chair. Farther back, between the two peasants, a third man sits on a three-legged stool, facing the spectator ; his right elbow rests on the chair- arm, and his head is supported on his right hand. He looks at the reader and listens. On a wooden stand in the right foreground is an earthenware dish ; behind it to the left is a dog's head. Other figures are at the back.
