x ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE 249 Concert). Sm. 215, and Suppl. 112. Three-quarter-length. A woman in a red bodice with white sleeves sits holding a music-sheet in both hands. She speaks to a man opposite, who has put down his flute to listen. The other man, behind the round table at which they are grouped, has risen from his seat and holds a jug. A " beautiful picture " (Sm.). Panel, n inches by 9 inches. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1877, No. 80. Sale. J. J. de Bruyn, Amsterdam, September 12, 1798, No. 39 (400 florins, Yver). In the Van Loon collection, Amsterdam, 1829-42 (Sm.) ; the collection was bought as a whole in 1878 by the Rothschilds. In the collection of the late Baron Ferdinand von Rothschild, Waddesdon Manor. 359. TWO PEASANTS AND A WOMAN AT AN INN. In the centre of a room there sit round a cask an old peasant on the left, a young girl on the right, and between them a young peasant lighting his pipe at a charcoal pan. The girl holds a beer-glass in her right hand and a stoneware jug in her left. The older peasant holds his soft dark hat with both hands in front of him. To the left lies a light-brown dog. Panel, 16^ inches by 14 inches. In the Jager collection. In the collection of the Baroness Aug. Stummer von Tavornok, Vienna, 1895 catalogue, No. 138. 360. Two Peasants smoking and a Woman singing. Dated 1653 ; 15^ inches by 14 inches. Sale. Samuel van Huls, The Hague, September 3, 1737 (Hoet, i. 481), No. 35 (200 florins). 361. Two Men and a Woman at Music. The woman sits beside a table, singing from a sheet of music which she holds. One peasant, also seated at the table, plays the flute ; the other, standing behind the table, sets down a jug. In the background a peasant enters at the door. io inches by 8 inches. Sale. J. Pieter Wierman, Amsterdam, August 18, 1762 (Terw. 258), No. 35 (300 florins). 362. Two Men and a Woman in a Room. Three-quarter- length. One man, seen in full face, has a music- book lying on a chair in front of him. The woman offers a glass of beer to the other man, who holds a pipe and sits near the hearth. Panel, ioj inches by 8i inches. Sale. J. B. de Troy and others, Paris, April 9, 1764, No. 49 (1630 francs). 363. Two Peasants and a Woman in an Interior. The woman sits at a table holding a glass. One peasant sits on a three-legged stool opposite to her ; he holds a jug, and seems to be conversing with her. The other man, standing behind the table, leans on a chair and smokes.
