232 ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE SECT. man, seated behind the table, holds a tall glass in one hand and rests the other on the woman's hand. He has said something gallant, causing her to hang down her head. At the back are a cupboard and a large window. An " excellent example of the master " (Sm.). Called " Het Zoute Scholletje." [Compare 292^, 297, and 306.] Signed, and dated 1653 > panel, 10 inches by 9 inches. Engraved by Cornells Visscher (Wussin, 155). Sales. M. Elgersma and others, Amsterdam, March 24, 1766, No. 3 (128 florins, Quinkhard). J. M. Quinkhard, Amsterdam, March 15, 1773, No. 15 (89 florins). P. Calkoen, Amsterdam, September 10, 1781, No. 104 (200 florins, Beekmans). Martin, Paris, 1800 (2420 francs). In the collection of William Wells of Redleaf, 1829 (Sm.). Sale. William Wells of Redleaf, London, May 12, 1848 (116:115., Norton). 301. A Man and Woman. They are near the hearth in a room. The light enters from a half-opened door on the left. Signed in full on the left at foot, and dated 1636 ; panel, 14 inches by n| inches. Mentioned by Parthey, ii. 206. Sale. Count Schonborn-Pommersfelden, Paris, May 17, 1867, No. 88. 302. A Peasant smoking and a Woman. She holds a glass and jug. [Compare 299.] Circular. Sale. P. L. Hinds, London, 1870 (97 ' I 3 s -i Pearce). 302*7. A Loving Couple. Signed in full. Sale. Amsterdam, February 18, 1875, No. 246. 302^. A Loving Couple in an Interior. Panel, io| inches by 12 inches. Sale. W. Beukman and others, Amsterdam, October 5, 1875, No. 45. 303. A Man and Woman. They sit together at a table, on which are a charcoal pan, a knife, and a paper of tobacco. The woman wears a brown jacket with red sleeves, and leans on the table, holding a large glass which is half-full. She turns towards her neighbour, who blows a cloud of smoke into her face. The man sits to the left, a little behind the woman. He wears a black felt hat and a brown jacket with dark olive-green sleeves, and holds a pipe. Signed in full, and dated 165- ; panel, 10 inches by 8 inches. Exhibited at DUsseldorf, 1886, No. 243. Sales. Neven, Cologne, March 17, 1879, No. 163. Freiherr Ed. von Niesewand of Muhlheim, London, June 9, 1886, No. 44. 303*7. A Rustic Couple. In a poorly furnished room, amid various
