xii ADRIAEN BROUWER 587 with a jug and a table ; behind this again to the left a peasant looks out at a window. On the right, behind the wooden partition, another peasant looks out. In front of the fire, on the right, are five peasants. Three of them stand, laugh and watch the doings of the couple. The two others converse ; the left-hand man sits on a foot-warmer in profile to the right, while the right-hand man sits half on a wooden bench, holding a jug in his left hand. Well preserved ; the offensive passage is repainted. Panel, 19 inches by 30 inches. A copy is in the Dresden Gallery, 1908 catalogue, No. 1063. A preliminary sketch for the picture is in the Albertina, Vienna. Exhibited at the Guildhall Art Gallery, London, 1890, No. 65. In the collection of F. Boursault, Paris ; bought as a whole by Arteria in 1838 for E. Higginson of Saltmarsh Castle. Sale. Edmund Higginson, London, June 4, 1846 (.127, Lake) No. 61 of the 1842 catalogue. In the collection of Sir Hickman Bacon, Gainsborough ; exhibited on loan in the National Gallery, London, since 1907. 69*7. Scene in a Brothel. A small picture. Brouwer, on February 12, 1635, assigned to his Antwerp landlord Du Pont, for a debt of 297 florins, three pictures. One of these was a little " Brothel Scene," by his own hand, which he promised to finish (Van der Branden, p. 862).^ 69^. A Loving Company. Very well painted. ii inches by 13 inches. Sale. Quiryn van Biesum, Amsterdam, October 1 8, 1719 (Hoet, i. 233), No. 135 (90 florins). bye. A Man and Woman embracing. With accessories. 7 inches by 6 inches. Sale, A. van Kinschot, Rotterdam, September 20, 1756, No. 44 (6 florins, Foubert). The Lover. In an interior a sportsman caresses a girl. Near him are a dog and other accessories. A good picture. Panel, 26 inches by 28^ inches. Sale. Amsterdam, April 26, 1769, No. 148. 6ge. A Cottage Interior. At a table sits a woman, with cards in her hand. A peasant, who holds a pewter pot, caresses her. Other peasants sit by the fire. A loose and masterly painting. Panel, io inches by 8 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, April 9, 1783, No. 12. 677: An Old Peasant flattering an Old Woman. Canvas, about 14 inches by n inches. In the Landauerbriiderhaus, Nuremberg, 1840 (Parthey, i. 207). 6<)g. At an Inn. In front of a table sit a drunken woman and an
