xii ADRIAEN BROUWER 599 Sale. P. van Bleiswijk and others, The Hague, September 27, 1791, No. 151 (3 florins 2, Van Brakel). 987. A Village Festival. Sale. London, 1798 (136 : ios., Knight). 98^. Rustic Amusements. Outside a thatched cottage in a land- scape peasants dance to the music of the bagpipes. Panel, ii inches by 20^ inches. Sale. P. L. de Marneffe, Brussels, May 24, 1830, No. 4.1. 98/. An Inn. A woman sings, and peasants dance. Canvas, about 16 inches by 2i inches. In the collection of Muller von Nordegg, Prague, 1858 (Parthey, i. 204). --99. Rustic Amusements in Winter. On a snow-covered square, with the houses and booths of an extensive village surrounding it, are many men, women, and children. In front is a group of figures in carnival costume. Signed "A. V. B." ; panel, 24 inches by 32! inches. Sale. H. Haendcke and J. Hertling, Cologne, October 5, 1896, No. 55. 99. A Man looking for Eggs. An interior with five peasants, one of whom looks for eggs. In front are utensils and hens. A note- worthy picture of doubtful authenticity. In the collection of Mrs. Young. Sale. Price and others, London, May 6, 1897, No. 95.
- 100. A FAIR. Peasants dance round a large tree on the village
green. In the right foreground, near a group of card-players, a man lies asleep on a bench with his head on one arm ; farther to the back are peasants fighting. In the left foreground stands a man in red. Near him is a woman to whom another peasant offers a glass of beer. A characteristic picture of the artist's first period. The figures are unusually small, and therefore the composition is better. 1 8 inches by 24^ inches. Sale. Huybrechts, Antwerp, May 12, 1902, No. i (1025 francs, O. Notte- bohm). In the collection of O. Nottebohm, Antwerp. looa. A Dance in a Barn. The original is lost. A copy of the picture by Jan Hals in the Lyons Museum, according to Bode, Great Masters of Dutch and Flemish Painting, p. 277. TO i. THE SMOKER. An old man sits in profile to the right on a three-legged stool, with his left foot on a footstool and his head bent back. He holds an earthenware jug on his left knee with his left hand, and has a pipe in his right hand. In the right background, in front of a pan, is a man seen from the back a figure that has probably been repainted. The catalogue suggests that the picture may be by Joost van Craesbeeck. Panel, 8| inches by 7 inches.
