xi ISACK VAN OSTADE 475 on a roan horse carries a pail at his back ; a woman and a boy walk beside him. Two pigs and poultry are in the foreground. Panel, 40^ inches by 53! inches. Sale. Henry Hope, London, June 27, 1816 (^103 : 195.). In the collection of G. Vivian, 1842 (Sm.). 128. A MARKET-PLACE. In the centre is a busy market-place. To the left is a house with a pillared walk. To the right of it is a waggon drawn by an ox and a grey horse. A man in front of the waggon bends over a basket of vegetables. On the right a two-wheeled cart with a cask in it is being driven off to the left background. On the right, beside it, a woman with a pot on her head walks away to the left. In the right middle distance is a church with a tower. In the distance are houses. Panel, 22| inches by 31^ inches. In the collection of Sir Richard Wallace, London. In the Wallace Collection, London, 1908 catalogue, No. 17. 129. A Woman selling Fruit, and other Peasants. Sm. 36. A thatched cottage, built on the top of an old brick wall, stands on a hill to the right, with a flight of stone steps leading up to it. At the foot is a stone archway over a road, through which is seen the open distance. To the left is a large tree. By the archway is a woman selling fruit and vegetables. Another woman, carrying a child, converses with her ; behind her are two children at play. A grey horse approaches the archway. Above, at the cottage door, a woman is spinning. A man with a large basket comes down the steps. To the left are a pigstye and other rustic objects. "An excellent picture, painted in the artist's best time" (Sm.). Panel, 24^ inches by 19^ inches. Sales. C. H. van Heemskerck, widow of A. Westerhoff, The Hague, August 26, 1782, No. 17 (300 florins). Van Leyden, Paris, September 10, 1804, No. 71 (2950 francs, La Roche). Rijnders, Brussels, 1821 (2056 florins). In the possession of the London dealer T. Emmerson, 1829 (Sm.). Sale. Delessert, Paris, March 15, 1869, No. 68. 129^. The Spice-Dealer. Panel, 14 inches by 10 inches. Exhibited at Brussels, 1882, No. 179. Sale. E. Ruelens, Brussels, April 17, 1883. 129^. A Poultry-Dealer. He halts at a cottage overgrown with vine. He carries a basket of poultry on his arm, and leads a little boy by the hand. Panel, 5! inches by 4 inches. Sale. G. Rothan, Paris, May 29, 1890, No. 247 (250 francs). 130. IN A COWSHED. The light entering at a window on the left envelops the interior in warm light and shade. In the left foreground is a reddish-brown calf. To the right behind it is a cow at the manger. In front a woman sits on the ground, holding a yarn-winder. Behind her
