x ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE 181 129. A Woman spinning (or, The Distaff). Sm. Suppl. 122. In the centre of a rustic interior, with a side-door and a window of two casements above it, sits an old woman at her distaff. She wears a purple jacket, a red skirt, and a blue apron. On a table behind her are a loaf, a pan, and a hat on some clothes. Beside it is a chair. A dog lies asleep on the ground. Panel, n inches by 14 inches. In the collection of the Rev. Mr. Clowes, Manchester, 1842 (Sm.). 129*7. A Woman cooking Gauffres. Sale. Amsterdam, April 15, 1739 (Hoet, i. 578), No. 47 (36 florins). 129^. A Woman baking Cakes. Sale. Maria Beukelaer, Anthony de Waart, The Hague, April 19, 1752 (Hoet, ii. 333), No. 310 (4 florins). 130. A WOMAN SELLING FISH (or, The Fish- Market). Sm. 42 ; Suppl. 126. To the right, behind a stall in a booth, a woman stands cleaning a haddock. On the right-hand side of the stall lie three large fish ; on the other side are smaller fish. On the right are a piece of salmon, a basket, and a pair of scales. To the left a boy, seen from the back, with a basket on his right arm, goes away to the back, where numerous other peasants look at the market-stalls. Beyond are cottages and the village church. "This excellent picture is of the choicest quality" (Sm.). Similar to 131, with variations in detail. Signed in full on the leg of the stall, and dated 1672 ; canvas, 14 inches by 15^ inches. Engraved by J. W. Kaiser. Exhibited with the Six collection, Amsterdam, 1900, No. 104. In the Braamcamp collection, 1752 (Hoet, ii. 507). Sales. Gerard Braamcamp, Amsterdam, July 31, 1771, No. 155 (1705 florins, P. Gets). P. de Smeth van Alphen, Amsterdam, August i, 1810, No. 70 (3010 florins, Roos). In the collection of Six van Winter, Amsterdam, 1829 (Sm.). In the collection of Six van Hillegom, Amsterdam, 1842 (Sm.). In the collection of J. Six, Amsterdam. 131. A WOMAN SELLING FISH (or, A Fish-Stall). Sm. Suppl. 1 6. Behind a stall in a booth stands a woman scraping a haddock. Four other haddocks lie to the right, a crab and a sole and other fish to the left. Under the stall is a basket. The woman wears a black cap, a black jacket with red sleeves, and a blue apron. To the left is seen the crowded market. Similar to 130, with variations in detail. Panel, n| inches by io inches. Sales. Amsterdam, December 19, 1770, No. 16 (91 florins, Yver). Daniel Marsbag and others, Amsterdam, October 30, 1775, No. 84. In the collection of Prince Esterhazy, Vienna, 1842 (Sm.). In the Budapest Museum of Fine Arts; 1906 catalogue, No. 514 (old No. 306).
