490 ISACK VAN OSTADE SECT. 167*. A Village School. Panel. Exhibited at Utrecht, 1857, No. 50. Then in the collection of F. Kayser, Utrecht. 1 68. A Village School. More than fifty figures. Signed in full, and dated 1641 ; panel, 19^ inches by 30 inches. In the collection of Von Krane-Matena, Darmstadt, 1862 (Parthey, ii. 209). 169. A Village School. With forty-three figures. Among the pupils are children and old men. Their faces show attention or stupidity and ingenuousness. There are several groups linked together. The sunlight gives the scene a warm and translucent tone. Panel, 15^ inches by 24 inches. Sales. De Burtin, Brussels, July 21, 1819, No. 124. Ruelens, Brussels, April 17, 1883, No. 205. 170. A COTTAGE INTERIOR. A man sits, facing the spectator. He holds a pot of broth between his knees and feeds three children with a spoon. Farther away are two women seen from the back. Not very good, but apparently genuine. Panel, 6 inches by 8 inches. In the Aix Museum, Provence, 1900 catalogue, No. 327. 170/7. A Cottage Interior. A man sits, holding a little child in his arms and feeding it with broth. A woman dries clothes by the fire. Another child kneels, eating broth. Panel, 8 inches by 9 inches. Sale. P. A. J. Knijff, Antwerp, July 18, 1785 (34 florins, Huybrechts). 170^. A Cottage Interior. A man stands by the fireside. A woman gives a child broth. A boy drinks ; another boy plays with a dog. A copy by Isack after Adriaen van Ostade. Panel, 20 inches by 14 inches. Sale. Rotterdam, June 9, 1828, No. 34. 170*:. Children at Play in a Barn. Baskets, lanterns, and other utensils are strewn about. To the right are three children at play. In front are two hens. Through an open door at the back is a view of the country. [Pendant to 13 if.]. Signed in the centre at foot, and dated 1642 ; canvas, 15^ inches by 24 inches. Sales. F. E. Day de Rivet, Leyden, September 24, 1764, No. 6 (26 florins). Soeterwoude, August 14, 1776, No. 12. Dr. Goldsmidt, Paris, February 27, 1869, No. 57 (475 francs, Almand). 171. A Barn with Three Children. A large and lofty interior with various objects. In front are a broken wheel and some hens. To
