xr ISACK VAN OSTADE 453 32 inches by 25! inches. Mentioned by Ch. Blanc, Le Tresor de la Curiosite, ii. 31-2. Sale. Baron van Balle, Paris, 1781 (7700 francs). 43#. Halting at an Inn. To the left under trees is a country waggon with merry passengers. One of them holds a violin. Some persons look on. Panel, 19 inches by 25 inches. Sale. H. Rottermondt, Amsterdam, July 18, 1786, No. 240 (20 florins, Van der Schley). 44. Halting at an Inn. Sm. 6. In front is a waggon with a grey horse feeding at a waggon. There are several men one of them an old man playing the flute and a woman with three children. [Possibly identical with 25.] Panel, 19 inches by 22 inches. Sales. Randon de Boisset, Paris, February 3, 1777, No. 120 (3645 francs). Calonne, Paris, April 21, 1788 (3600 francs). 45. Halting at an Inn. Sm. 22. To the left, in front of a road- side inn, travellers halt to refresh themselves and their horses. Amongst them is a cavalier on a dappled grey horse. Panel, 18 inches by 24 inches. Sale. Calonne, Paris, April 21, 1788 (2601 francs). 46. Halting at an Inn. A landscape with tall trees. Outside a cottage in the centre is a horse at a trough. With accessories. 43! inches by 62 inches. Sale. J. A. Versijden van Varick, Leyden, October 29, 1791, No. 67 (294 florins, Van der Venne). 47. Halting at an Inn. Sm. 27. Outside an inn several travellers halt. Among them are a boy with a basket on his arm and a lady on a black horse speaking to some men. Panel, 27 inches by 32 inches. Sale. Due de Praslin, Paris, February 18, 1793 (1363 francs). 48. Halting at an Inn. A view of a village with an inn in front. Outside it are various figures and a cavalier mounting his horse. Panel, 18 inches by 22 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, June 21, 1797, No. 158 (100 florins, Rijers). 49. Halting at an Inn. At the side of the foreground is a waggon drawn by a grey horse and a bay. Near it are children and a cock. On the other side are two country women ; one sits on a wooden bench, holding a dog in her arms ; the other sits on a cask, holding a dog by the collar. Farther back, near some cottages, church-towers, and a clear stream, are a peasant and a woman ; beyond them are cottages, buildings, and a fine view of the distance. Painted by Isack van Ostade and Aart van der Neer.
