268 ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE SECT. 416^. A Pig's Carcase hung up. With several figures. Panel, about 18 inches by 20 inches. In the collection of Milller von Nordegg, Prague, 1863 (Parthey, ii. 209). 41 6c. A Pig's Carcase. It has been cut open and hung up in a barn. Several persons are at work. On the ground are hens and domestic utensils. [Probably a copy of 407, or identical with it.] Signed, and dated 1643 ; panel, 24 inches by 19^ inches. In the Pierard collection, Valenciennes. Sale. F. J. Gsell, Vienna, March 14, 1872, No. 76. 417. The Pig's Carcase. In a barn-like interior the butcher has just hung the pig's carcase on a ladder. An assistant, holding a knife between his teeth, throws a pailful of water into the carcase. The butcher rests his hand on his hip, and seems proud of his work. At the back are several figures. A man leans over the rail of a staircase filling the upper part of the space ; he holds a full glass in his hand. Signed ; panel, 26 inches by 18 inches. Sale. Ruelens, Brussels, April 17, 1883, No. 209. 418. The Pig's Carcase. In the centre of a barn-like interior the pig's carcase hangs on a ladder. In the right foreground an old woman, bending over a tub, is busy making sausages ; she converses with the butcher, who, seen in profile to the left, stands on the right. Behind the woman to the left lies a dog gnawing a bone. On the left, near the carcase, three children play with the bladder ; the light falls on them from an opening to the left. In the left foreground numerous objects are sharply relieved against the light floor. A woman sits by the fire at the back. Signed in full on a plank to the right; panel, 15^ inches by 19^ inches. Mentioned by Paul Eudel, V Hotel Drouot en 1883, p. 344. Sale. Baron de Beurnonville, Paris, May 21, 1883, No. 76 (2600 francs). 419. KILLING A PIG. In front of a cottage peasants are killing a pig. A woman catches the blood in a pot. Children look on curiously round her. Attributed in the sale catalogue to Isack van Ostade. 10 inches by 9 inches. Sale. Haro, Paris, May 30, 1892, No. 35 (3500 francs). 4190. Peasants killing a Pig. Sale. London, December 21, 1901, No. 70. 420. THE PIG'S CARCASE. In a roomy cottage interior a woman on the right cooks meat. A peasant watches her. On the left three children play with a bladder. Fine and richly coloured ; of the early period. Signed in full on the right ; 14^ inches by i8 inches. Sale. Huybrechts, Antwerp, May 12, 1902, No. no (3200 francs, Mersch).
