x ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE I77 113*:. A Man mending- a Pen. Panel. Sale. Leyden, July 21, 1841, No. 68. 113^. A Man mending 1 a Pen. Panel, 7^ inches by 6 inches. Sale. Thyssen, Paris, December 20, 1856, No. 31 (105 francs). 113*. A Clerk mending his Pen. Sale. Ant. Sils, Antwerp, March 21, 1882, No. 18. 114. An Old Man examining a Coin. In an interior. On a table beside him are a beer-jug and a pipe. Panel, 6 inches by 4^ inches. Sale. W. van der Lely, Amsterdam, December 14, 1772, No. 17. 114*. A Sailor counting his Pay. In the Motz collection, Bremen, 1863 (Parthey, ii. 208). 114^. A Man counting Money. Engraved in mezzotint by Richard Houston. 115. THE FISH-MARKET. Sm. no. In the left foreground a fish-dealer, seen at half-length, sits behind his stall ; he holds a big fish by the head in his right hand, and looks at the spectator. He wears a red vest and a purple jacket. More fish lie on the right of the stall, and in the left-hand corner is a knife. In the right middle distance, in a booth, a woman stands behind a stall on which are three soles ; she is serving customers. Beyond, in full sunlight, are numerous figures and another booth. A late work, not very good. [Compare 116, 117, 119.] Canvas, 16 inches by 14 inches. Mentioned by Ch. Blanc, Le Tresor de la Curiosite, ii. 280-81. Engraved by Claessens and by Van Oortman in the Musee Fratifais (Filhol, vi. 381). Sale. Paillet and Coders, Paris, August 19, 1801 (3151 francs) according to the Louvre catalogue. In the Louvre, Paris, 1902 catalogue, No. 2497 ; it was valued by the experts in 1816 (at 6000 francs). A Fisherman. Sm. 9: [Pendant to 230^ Probably identical with 89.] Panel, 6 inches by 5 inches. Sale. Chevalier de la Roque, Paris, 1745 (100 francs, with pendant). 115^. A Fish-Dealer. [Compare 118.] Canvas, 17 inches by 15 inches. In the collection of Gerard Braamcamp, Amsterdam, 1752 (Hoet, ii. 507). 116. A Fish-Dealer. Sm. 22. He stands at his stall, on which are fish of several kinds. In the background is the fish-market. [Compare 115, 117, 119.] VOL. Ill N
