1 68 ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE SECT. 88. A MAN SEATED READING PAPERS. Late, but very strong in colour. Signed in full. In the Sickesz collection on the De Cloese estate. In the Hubert collection, Rotterdam. 89. A PEASANT READING THE NEWS. Half-length. A middle-aged peasant, with short hair, sits facing half-left, and holds in both hands a small news-sheet printed in double columns. He wears a dark-brown felt hat and a black jacket. Grey background. Better than its pendant, 225, and certainly genuine. [Probably identical with 115^.] Signed in full on the left ; panel, 6 inches by 5^ inches. Sale. Chevalier de la Roque, Paris, 1745, No. 38. In the collection of King Adolphus Frederick and in that of King Gustavus III. of Sweden. In the Stockholm National Museum, 1900 catalogue, No. 549. 90. A MAN READING. In profile to the right, wearing a black cap. It is attributed to Bega, but is the work of Ostade. In the Venice Academy, No. 146. 900. A Man reading the News. Sale. Nicolaes van Suchtelen, Hoorn, April 17, 1715 (Hoet, i. 181), No. 44 (10 florins 10). gob. A Man reading. Sale. Amsterdam, April 27, 1740 (Hoet, ii. 3), No. 41 (25 florins 10). qoc. A Man reading the News. Panel, 8| inches by y inches. Sale. Catharina Backer, widow of A. de la Court, Leyden, September 8, 1766 (Terw. 549), No. 53 (39 florins, Loquet). 90^. A Man reading at a Table. Beside him is a dog. At the back a woman leans over the half-door. Panel, 13^ inches by 10 inches. Sale. Hendrik Verschuuring, The Hague, September 17, 1770, No. 129. 90*. A Youth devoutly reading a Book. Light and masterly in style. Panel, 8| inches by 7 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, April 15, 1783, No. 181 (15 florins 15, Strubing). go/ A Man reading the News. Sm. 89. He sits in an arm- chair, and wears a high-crowned hat. At the back is a bookcase. Panel, 7 inches by 5 inches. SaJe.M. W. (London ?), 1784. 90^. A Scholar in his Study. He sits at a table reading a paper. Panel, 8 inches by 6 inches. Sale. Hendrik Twent, Leyden, August 11, 1789, No. 161 (10 florins 10, Delfos).
