154 ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE SECT. which he has stuck his pipe, stands at a window holding up a pitcher in both hands. A "vigorous but early production " (Sm.). [Pendant to 57.] Signed in full ; panel, ic4 inches by 8 inches. Said in the Amsterdam sale catalogue of 1739 to have been etched by Ostade ; if so, it must be identified with B. 10, in which, however, the man holds a pipe in his right hand. Engraved by Facius when in the collection of the Rev. Mr. Balmc. Mentioned by Waagen, Suppl. 163. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1877, No. 86. Sale. Amsterdam, September 16, 1739 (Hoet, i. 60 1), No. 40 (40 florins, with pendant). In the Balme collection. In the collection of Abraham Robarts, London, 1842 (Sm.). In the collection of A. J. Robarts, London. 40. A Peasant looking out of a Window. Curiously, this consists mostly of wall, window-sill, and other accessories. The figure takes up a very small space. Its authenticity is not fully established. Canvas, a small picture. In the Kaiser Friedrich Museum, Magdeburg, Gruson bequest. 41. A MAN DRINKING AT A WINDOW. At an open window with a vine above is the half-length figure of a man holding a jug in both hands. He is in brown, with a red doublet, a white collar, and a black hat. A good picture of its kind, belonging to the middle period. [Pendant to 42.] Signed in full on the left at foot ; panel, 1 1 inches by 8 inches. In the Baut collection, Ghent. In the La Caze collection, Paris. In the Louvre, Paris, La Caze bequest, 1903 catalogue, No. 2502. 42. A MAN READING AT A WINDOW. A laughing peasant looks out of a window overgrown with vine. He wears a green jacket with chestnut-brown sleeves and a black cap. His left hand, resting on the window-sill, holds a pair of spectacles ; his right hand holds a paper. [Pendant to 41. Possibly identical with 46*:. Compare 47.] Signed in full on the paper ; panel, io inches by 8 inches. In the Baut collection, Ghent. Sale. Ridder de Coninck de Merckem, Ghent, August 4, 1856, No. 4. In the La Caze collection, Paris. In the Louvre, Paris, La Caze bequest, 1903 catalogue, No. 2503. 43. A MAN SITTING IN A CLOSET. Half-length, seen through a half-door. In the top of the back wall is a square opening > through which is seen foliage. Panel, 7 inches by 6 inches. Sale. Catharina Bullens, widow of Justus Oosterdijk, Amsterdam, July 23, 1777, No. 7 (140 florins, with "A Laughing Peasant seated," De Rooy). In various well-known Parisian collections. In the Von Preyer collection, Vienna. In the Charley collection, Paris.
