424 ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE SECT. with two haddocks in it. Two others lie on a board across a pail. Near them is a pump by a pantry window with weather boarding over it, over- grown with vine. A large wooden ladle is set up against the pump, and a shallow tub stands against the wall, with a cloth hanging over it. This picture " may be cited as a model of perfection in objects of still-life " (Sm.). Panel, inches by pinches. Mentioned by Waagen, Suppl. 143 ; by Ch. Blanc, Le Tre'sor de la Curiositt, ii. 362 ; and by W. Bttrger, Tresors a" Art en Angkterre, 314. Exhibited in Manchester, 1857, No. 740; at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1871, and 1888, No. 112. Sale. Baron Vivant Denon, Paris, 1826, No. 100 (7410 francs). In the possession of the London dealer Emmerson, who sold it to William Wells. In the collection of William Wells, Redleaf, 1829 (Sm.). Sale. W. Wells, London, May 12, 1848 (435 : 155., Farrer). In the collection of Lord Overstone, London. In the collection of Lady Wantage, London, 1905 catalogue, No. 169. 917. INTERIOR pp A COURTYARD. Sm. 168. In front of the house wall, which is partly covered with vine, is a pump, with a pail in front of it. To the right is a wooden bench with some turnips on it. On the ground in front are an earthenware pot and a strainer full of mussels. Near the garden door at the back a little girl stands in front of a seated peasant. [Pendant to 919.] Signed on the pump-handle ; panel, 1 1 inches by 9 inches. In the Van Slingelandt collection, 1765. Sales. Amsterdam, August 14, 1771, No. 127 (34 florins, with pendant, Winter). Amsterdam, July 17, 1782, No. 76 (59 florins, with pendant). Robert de Saint Victor, Paris, November 26, 1822 (421 francs). John Smith, London, 1828 (29 : 8s., Stanley). Slater, London, 1830 ; it was in his possession in 1829 (Sm.). G. T. Braine, London, April 6, 1857 (72 195., Woods). C. Fillet, Paris, 1883. In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer. In the collection of M. van Gelder, Uccle, Brussels. qija-c. Three Pictures of Ham. Sale. Cornelis Dusart, Haarlem, August 21, 1708, No. 441. 9i7*/. Some Stable Utensils. A study. Sale. Amsterdam, May 24, 1815, No. 8 (12 florins, Gruyter). 918. A Cottage Interior with Still-Life. In the foreground are household utensils. On the floor to the right are strewn vegetables j some hens run about near them. In the middle distance is a woman. At the back is a calf. Panel, 18 inches by 15 inches. Sale. S. J. Stinstra and others, Amsterdam, May 22, 1822, No. 135. 919. An Interior with Still- Life. Sm. 167. In front is a chair,
