526 ISACK VAN OSTADE SECT. In the La Caze collection, Paris. In the Louvre, Paris, La Caze bequest, 1903 catalogue, No. 2515. 261. A RIVER LANDSCAPE IN WINTER. In the centre foreground a man pushes a sledge to the left foreground across a frozen canal which stretches away in the left distance. In the left foreground is a boat ; in the right foreground is a willow trunk, with a high stone bridge of a single arch behind it to the left. Beyond the bridge to the right are two towers of a town, with a tall tree to the left in front of them. In the left background is a group of peasants in front of a tent and a cottage with a smoking chimney. In the left distance are a wind- mill and a sailing-boat. Signed in full; panel, n inches by 16^ inches. In the possession of the Paris dealer Ch. Sedelmeyer, "Catalogue of loo Paintings," 1899, No. 35. In the collection of the late Maurice Kann, Paris. 262. A FROZEN LAKE. Sm. Suppl. 10. In the right fore- ground is a cottage ; near it are two trees, one broken and the other leaf- less. Under the trees an old woman uses her sledge as a stall and sells spiced bread to the children surrounding her. Near this group a boy and a little girl push two children in a sledge, followed by a dog. On the left a man in a sledge drives a grey horse ; a peasant drags a sledge laden with bales, which two children help to push. In the middle distance is a frozen lake, shrouded in mist, but enlivened by many figures. There are two sledges, one carrying passengers and the other laden with goods ; fisher- men breaking the ice ; and skaters. To the left at the end of a project- ing hill, near a tent, men load bales on a sledge drawn by horses. In the right distance is a town with towers and church-steeples. Signed in full on a house to the right, and dated 1642 (the 2 is not clear) ; canvas, 23 inches by 32 inches. In the collection of Count Brtlhl. In the Hermitage Palace, St. Petersburg, 1901 catalogue, No. 964; it was there in 1842 (Sm., who valued it at .200). 2620. A Winter Scene. In front are a sledge with a grey horse and a peasant fastening his skates. Accessories. About n| inches by i8| inches. Sale. E. Ras, Alkmaar, May 25, 1762, No. 12 (10 florins). 262^. A Winter Scene. In front peasants stand near a horse which feeds out of a bag. On the ice to the right are golfers and other persons. Very elaborate and well handled. Exceptionally good. Canvas, i6 inches by 26 inches. Sales. D. Fiers Kappeyne, Amsterdam, April 25, 1775, No. 72 (349 florins, Morel). Amsterdam, October I, 1778, No. 121 (220 florins, Yver). 262^. A Winter Scene. To the left are a town wall, a sledge with two passengers and the driver holding the horse's bridle, two skaters and
