i 9 2 ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE SECT. 168. AN OLD DRINKER. Half-length, facing the spectator. He holds a glass in his right hand and a jug in his left. His clothes and his hat are dark-grey and blue. Grey background. A late work. Panel, 7 inches by 6 inches. Exhibited at the Rembrandt Exhibition of the Amsterdam dealers Fred. Muller and Co., 1906, No. 101. Sale. H. C. Du Bois and others, Amsterdam, November 27, 1906, No. 14.8 (800 florins). 169. THE DISCONTENTED DRINKER. Half-length. He is turned three-quarters left, and bends his head forward. His face is inflamed with drink, and his chestnut-brown hair is in disorder. He wears an old brown suit. Grey background. Canvas, inches by inches. Sale. Ch. Sedelmeyer, Paris, May 25, 1907, No. 152 (iioo francs). 169*7. A Man in a Brown Doublet with a Covered Jug. Canvas, io| inches by 8 inches. Sale. Frankfort-on-Main, April 14, 1908, No. 89. 169^. An Old Drinker. Half-length, seen in full face. He sits in an arm-chair leaning his right elbow on the arm, and holding a full glass in his right hand. A cloak hanging over his shoulder partly hides the left hand, which holds a covered pewter jug that is partly cut off by the lower edge of the frame. He wears a hat. [Possibly identical with 145.] Described from an engraving by Chataigner, in the Musee Napoleon, No. 95- 169*:. A Drinker. Half-length. He sits, feeing right, at a table on the left. He turns his head towards the spectator. His left hand, holding a pipe, rests on the table. In his right hand he holds up a half-filled goblet. He wears a cap, and a cloak over his right shoulder. Described from a mezzotint by John Greenwood [who died in 1792], almost certainly engraved from 1 60. 169^. A Peasant with a Glass. Engraved in mezzotint by Peter Schenk. 169*. A Peasant looking into a Jug. Half-length. He holds the handle of the jug in his left hand. He faces three-quarters left, and wears a high broad-brimmed hat. Described from a mezzotint by J. Stolker. i69/. A Peasant holding a Goblet. Three-quarter-length. Engraved by J. E. Wessely. 170. THE SMOKER. Three-quarter-length. He sits leaning back in his armchair, blowing out a cloud of smoke. He is seen almost in full face, but slightly inclined to the right. His right elbow rests on the arm of the chair, and his right hand holds his clay pipe. He wears a brown jacket and a red cap. On a table to the right are a glass of beer
