x ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE 263 man sits on a three-legged stool, smoking a pipe. The stall stands against a picturesque house overgrown with a vine. On the top of the stall lies a dog asleep. Farther back is a pump. Probably a copy after Ostade's etching (B. 28), other copies after which exist. Canvas, 14 inches by 12 inches. Engraved as "Le Savetier " (Sm.). Sales. Amsterdam, September 17, 1766 (Terw. 573), No. 40 but No. 6 1 in the original catalogue (70 florins, Louis de Moni the painter). Dufresne, Paris, March 26, 1816 (1510 francs). 404^. An Old Cobbler. With a shaving he lights a candle held by a girl. Panel, 7 inches by 5 inches. Sale. Freiherr C. von Mergenbaum, Frankfort-on-Main, July 13, 1846, No. 202. 404^. A Shoeing-Forge. n| inches by 9^ inches. Sale. Count Fraula, Brussels, July 21, 1738 (Hoet, i. 535), No. 195 (16 florins 10). 404^. Interior of a Smithy. In grisaille. By Ostade or in his manner. Panel, 10 inches by 15 inches. Sales. Amsterdam, July 31, 1820, No. 104. (Probably) Jonkheer van Beijma thoe Kingma and others, Amsterdam, October 25, 1876, No. 60. (Probably) H. C. Du Bois and others, Amsterdam, November 27, 1906, No. 300. 404/1 The Joiner's Shop. In a low room, lighted by a window, the joiner in his working coat and cap holds a board which he has just prepared. He looks at a man with a jug. Another man mends his shoe. Near them sits a boy. Engraved as "La Maison du Menuisier." In the D'Orsay collection. Sale. Heris (Eire collection) of Brussels, Paris, March 25, 1841, No. 48. 405. A Pig's Carcase. On a ladder. Mentioned by De Sonneville, p. 20. In the Fourestier collection, Bordeaux. 406. The Pig's Carcase. In a dimly lighted interior a pig's carcase hangs from a beam. Farther back are a man, a woman, and a dog ; in shadow to the left three children play with the bladder. On the right are a broom, a corn-chest, and other accessories. Signed on the left in the very curious form "Votade"; canvas, i8| inches by 22^ inches. Given by W. Shiels in 1851 to the Gallery. In the Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh, 1909 catalogue, No. 9.
