x ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE 161 65. THREE MEN WITH A NEWS-SHEET IN A WINDOW BY CANDLELIGHT (Les Harangeurs).-On the left-hand side of a window overgrown with vine a man leans out ; he reads aloud from a news-sheet which he holds in his hands. On the right-hand side is another man with a red cap holding a candle. Behind the reader is seen the head of a third man who stands up. Canvas, 10 inches by 8 inches. Mentioned by Paul Eudel, V Hotel Drouot en 1887-88, p. 359. Etched in reverse by A. van Ostade (B. 19), with a few variations, such as the introduction of a fourth head behind the man with the candle. Engraved by J. Suyderhoef as " The Old Man singing at the Window " (Wussin, 125), inscribed, "Non mea sacrilegi populabunt," and signed, "A. van Ostade delini." This print resembles the etching, but on the right behind the young man two men's faces are seen in shadow. Sale. Kien van Citters, Amsterdam, August 21, 1798, No. 54 (60 florins, Soleman) said to be on panel. In the collection of Baron Baranowsky, Vienna. In the collection of the Due d'Arenberg. Sales. Baron de Varange, Paris, May 26, 1852, No. 33 (1900 francs). Comte Duchatel, Paris, May 14, 1888 (3500 francs). Madame Esnault, Paris. In the possession of the Paris dealer F. Kleinberger. In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, "Catalogue of 100 Paintings," 1906, No. 28. Sale. C. Sedelmeyer, Paris, May 25, 1907, No. 150 (3000 francs). In the collection of A. Heugel, Paris. 65*. A Peasant with a Lighted Candle leaning on a Half- Door. Behind him stands another peasant. Panel, 10 inches by 8| inches. Sales. Amsterdam, January 20, 1722, No. 81 (4 florins ro, Van den Berg). The Hague, May 25, 1772, No. 182 (7 florins). 6$b. An Old Man with a Lantern at a Window. He seems to look at something attentively. By Ostade or in his manner, according to the Geelhand sale catalogue. [Possibly identical with 64.] Panel, 8 inches by 6| inches. Sales. P. J. Geelhand, Antwerp, July 5, 1784, No. 17. Madame Wellens, born Geelhand, Antwerp, August 21, 1810, No. 4 (220 florins, Stier). Stier d'Aertselaer, Antwerp, July 29, 1822, No. 43. 66. Seven Peasants at a Window with Four Casements by Candlelight. The left upper portion is closed. Below, to the left, a man reads from a paper ; behind him are two other men. Below, to the right, three men look out, to listen to the reader. From the right upper part an old man with a cap leans out, holding a candle in his right hand. Inscribed below with two four-line stanzas, beginning, " Mopso Nisa data est." According to Wessely (No. 86), the same composition as 53^, but in reverse. Engraved by J. Suyderhoef as "The Young Singer at the Window" (Wussin, 126) ; and by Hendrik Bary. VOL. Ill M
