626 ADRIAEN BROUWER SECT. i6od. Card-Players. One man, who seems to be lucky, shows one of his companions the highest card. The characters are well expressed. Panel, about 12 inches by 15 inches. Sale. G. J. de Servais, Malines, July 21, 1775, No. 15 (102 florins 85). 1 6oe. Peasants and Women playing Cards. In a room. Sale. J. van den Berg, Amsterdam, July 29, 1776, No. 128. i6o/. Peasants play Cards by Candlelight. They sit at a table in a rustic inn. Full of expression. Vigorous brushwork. Panel, 12^ inches by 16 inches. Sale. P. Locquet, Amsterdam, September 22, 1783, No. 56 (22 florins, Le Cointer). 161. The Card-Players. In the front of a room, two peasants sit playing cards. One of them shows four aces. The other, who has long hair and wears two caps, holds his cards in one hand and a large beer-jug in the other. At one side are a peasant filling his pipe and an old woman watching him. In the corner is another peasant. At the back are six figures by the fire, two at the door, and one asleep on a bench. On the floor are a white dog, a basket of eggs, and a duck. Farther away is a broken cask with a basket and a small earthenware dish on it. One of Brouwer's best pictures. The colour is warm and transparent. The heads are full of expression and the effect is admirable. Panel, 9 inches by 13^ inches. Sale. P. A. J. Knijff, Antwerp, July 1 8, 1785, No. 305 (Cardinal van Domicile). 162. Soldiers playing Cards and drinking. In a room. The composition and brushwork are full of spirit. Panel, 9^ inches by 12 inches. In the collection of J. van der Linden van Slingeland, Dordrecht, 1752 (Hoet, ii. 491). Sale. J. van der Linden van Slingeland, Dordrecht, August 22, 1785, No. 55 (32 florins, Delfos). 162*. Peasants playing Cards. It is uncertain whether the following relate to the same picture or not : Sales. T. Hellinx, Leyden, April 6, 1778, No. 114 (4 florins 10, Oude- water) on panel, 9 inches by 8 inches. Mallinus brothers, Louvain, September 9, 1824, No. 24. 162^. Three Peasants playing Cards. Salt- A. Greidanus and others, Alkmaar, August 19, 1834, No. 48. 162^. Card-Players. Five peasants sit on upturned casks at a rough table, on which are a pot of glowing embers, a pipe, and a piece of chalk. Two men play cards, and the two others look on. One player trium- phantly shows his adversary three aces. A partition separates this group from three figures seated by the fire. The room also contains pans, casks, copper and earthenware pots, a broom, and a basket ; a drawing is fixed on the wall. The various facial expressions are very good.
