x ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE 339 Signed in full on the left, and dated 1654; panel, 15 inches by 17! inches. Mentioned by Waagen, iii. 264. In the collection of the Earl of Lonsdale, Lowther Castle, No. 76 ; it was there in 1842 (Sm.). 655. PEASANTS CONVERSING. Signed in full, and dated 1639 ; panel, ii inches by 17 inches. Exhibited at Mainz, 1887, No. 163. In the collection of the late St. C. Michel, Mainz. 656. Peasants in an Interior. On the left two men sit in front of a wooden partition. A third man stands near them. In the right background three other men drink, smoke, and converse at a table. A wicker bird-cage hangs from the roof. Signed in full on the left at foot ; panel, n inches by 10 inches. In the collection of the late C. T. Yerkes, New York, 1904 catalogue, No. 72. 657. INTERIOR OF AN INN. Two peasants with pipes sit on a bench ; a third in the background leans against a wall. In front of the first-named pair sits a peasant with a red cap, who raises his glass and turns towards an old couple who are jesting ; the woman holds a boy by the hand. Signed in full ; panel, n| inches by 7^ inches. In the Oldenburg Museum, 1890 catalogue, No. 166. 658. SIX FIGURES IN A BARN. In the possession of the Paris dealer F. Kleinberger. In the collection of the late Marquis d'Aoust, Paris. 659. INTERIOR OF AN INN. Peasants are drinking. A woman is at the fireside. A little boy plays with a dog. Signed in full ; panel, 10 inches by 14 inches. In the collection of Comte de Marcy, Paris. Sale. Lord Grimthorpe, London, May 12, 1906, No. 49. In the possession of the Paris dealer F. Kleinberger. 660. A RUSTIC INTERIOR. Signed in full on a bench to the right ; panel, 12 inches by 15! inches. In the Van den Burgh collection, The Hague, from which Kleinberger bought it before the sale. Sale. Jules Cronier, Paris, March 12, 1908, No. 93. In the collection of the Paris dealer F. Kleinberger. 661. INTERIOR WITH EIGHT FIGURES. The chief figure is in blue. In the collection of the late Baron Alphonse de Rothschild, Paris. 662. FIVE PEASANTS AT AN INN. Five peasants sit by the fireside, smoking, drinking, and talking. One of them, on the right, turns his head to speak to the hostess, who stands beside his chair and has
