xi ISACK VAN OSTADE 493 179. TWO MEN, A WOMAN, AND A CHILD IN A MILL. In the centre sits a man smoking a pipe, with his feet on a stool and his left arm resting on a cask serving as a table. To his left sits a woman holding the handle of a jug on the cask. To the right of them sits a child. In front stands another man with his back to the spectator ; he wears ragged breeches, an old doublet, and a white cap, which suggests that he is the miller. To the left are a tub of grain, a trough, a washing-bowl, and an earthenware jug. In the left foreground is an overturned basket with a white flap ; on it are a stick and a spinning- wheel. Yellowish tone. Panel, 14 inches by 13^ inches. In the collection of P. von Semeonoff, St. Petersburg, 1906 catalogue, No. 406. 179*7. A Woman kneading Dough. 1 1 inches by 8| inches. Sale. Samuel van Huls, The Hague, September 3, 1737 (Hoet, i. 494), No. 194 (i 5 florins 15). 179^. Two Peasants churning. 8 inches by 7 inches. Sale. Van Eversdijck, The Hague, May 28, 1766 (Terw. 532), No. 64 (20 florins 5, Lemmens). 179*:. A Woman cleaning a Fish. 1 8 inches by 15 inches. Sale. Thomas Schwencke, The Hague, October 6, 1767 (Terw. 643), No. 3 (49 florins 10). 179^. A Cottage Interior. A woman sits by the fire. A man stands. Panel, 14 inches by 13^ inches. Sale. Amsterdam, June 13, 1770, No. 69 (i I florins). 1 80. Interior of a Cottage. Sm. 8. A woman rocks a child. A peasant sits near her. Panel, 16 inches by 13 inches. Sale. Prince de Conti, Paris, March 15, 1779 (7 12 francs). 1 8 1. A Woman soaping Linen. Sm. 9. With a man warming himself. [Pendant to 182.] Panel, 12 inches by 16 inches. Sale. Prince de Conti, Paris, March 15, 1779 (1300 francs, with pendant). 182. An Old Man by the Fireside. Sm. 10. With a woman washing a child. [Pendant to iSi.J Panel, 12 inches by 16 inches. Sale. Prince de Conti, Paris, March 15, 1779 ( X 3 O0 francs, with pendant). 182^. Two Old People by the Fireside. An old man and an old woman sit by the fire in an interior. Accessories.
