x ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE 185 a pewter jug in his left. An attractive little picture. [Possibly identical with 169^.] Signed in full on the right at foot, and dated 1668 ; panel, 7 inches by 5^ inches. Engraved by David as " Le Vieillard Joyeux " ; and possibly by Chataigner. In the collection of the Due de Cosse, 1774. In the collection of King Louis XVI. of France. In the Louvre, Paris, 1903 catalogue, No. 2501 ; it was valued by the experts in 1816 (at 600 francs). 146. THE EMPTY JUG. Half-length. A peasant wearing a black jacket and a plumed hat turns to the right, bending a little forward. He looks into an earthenware jug with a pewter lid which he holds in his right hand. Signed in full at top to the right ; panel, 6 inches by 5^ inches. An engraving by Stolker resembles this picture very closely. Given by the Emperor Nicholas I. of Russia in 1832 to the Academy. In the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, 1874 catalogue, No. 530. '147. A PEASANT DRINKING. Three-quarter-length. He sits on a chair, with his body turned to the right and his grinning face inclined to the left. He wears a red jacket and a red cap. He holds up a full beer-glass in his right hand. In the left-hand upper corner a shelf of bottles is fixed on the wall. Formerly ascribed to A. Brouwer ; it is an early work by Ostade. [Pendant to 224.] Signed in full on the right under the glass ; panel, 7 inches by 5^ inches. In the Schwerin Museum, 1882 catalogue, No. 758. 148. THE DRINKER. Three -quarter -length. An old and beardless man, wearing a small cap, sits on a chair on the left. He is turned to the right ; his head is bent forward, and he looks at the spectator. With his left elbow he leans on a table to the right of him, and holds a small wine-glass in his left hand. His right hand rests on his right knee ; on the left knee is his hat. On the table are a pewter pot and a clay pipe. Behind him to the right is a wooden partition, on which is affixed a sheet of pictures with an inscription. Signed in full on the partition, and dated 1663 (the print is dated 1665) ; panel, 7 inches by 6 inches. Mentioned by Olaf Granberg, Les Collections Privees de la Suede, p. 25, No. 44. Engraved by Halbou in the Poullain Gallery. In the Poullain collection. In the collection of Count Wachtmeister, Wanas, Sweden, No. 48. 1484. A Laughing Man with a Glass in his Hand. Sale. Amsterdam, April 17, 1708, No. 61. 148^. A Man drinking. By Ostade and Dusart. Sale. Cornelis Dusart, Haarlem, August 21, 1708, No. 47.
