592 ADRIAEN BROUWER SECT. second man, who is in profile to the left, holds a glass in his right hand and a jug in the left hand which hangs down ; his pipe is stuck in his cap. Behind him to the right a third man stands in profile to the left, watching the others, with his left hand on his hip. Panel, 12 inches by 8 inches. In the Dutuit collection, Rouen. In the Petit Palais des Beaux-Arts, Paris, Dutuit bequest, 1907 catalogue, No. 942. 83. THE FIDDLER. In a room a peasant sits in an arm-chair with his legs crossed, singing heartily and accompanying himself on the fiddle. A music-sheet is fastened by a nail on a cask in front of him. To his left stands a peasant, with his hands behind his back, listening. To the right is a jug. Behind is a third figure seen from the back, with the head leaning against the wall. Panel, 9! inches by 6| inches. Exhibited at Vienna, 1873, No. 161. Sales. Lippmann von Lissingen of Vienna, Paris, March 16, 1876, No. 9. Baron de Beurnonville, Paris, May 9, 1881, No. 224. In the collection of M. Flersheim, Paris. ^84. The Trio of Singers. In a very homely cottage room, near a table, a man sings from a paper held in his hand. He wears a dark doublet with yellow sleeves and a green hat. Two men accompany him in the song. One sits beside him ; the other stands. On the table are a jug and a piece of chalk. Signed on the edge of the table with the monogram ; panel, 7 inches by 6 inches. Exhibited at Brussels, 1882, No. 21. Sales. M , Paris, February i, 1875, No. 10. Ruelens, Brussels, April 17, 1883, No. 42. In the possession of the Paris dealer F. Kleinberger. ^85. A Fiddler. He sits at a table, singing and accompanying him- self on the fiddle. A woman holds a candle for him. On the table is a reddish-brown jug ; on the wall to the right is another jug. Signed on the right with the monogram ; panel, 12 inches by 9^ inches. In the collection of the late Gustav von Hoschek, Prague, 1907 catalogue, No. 1 3, but not in the sale catalogue. 85* and b. Peasants at Music ; and, Peasants at Music round the Fire. Sale. P. P. Rubens, Antwerp, May 1641, Nos. 275 and 281 (Sm. Suppl. 364)- 85*:. Singers. Sale. Amsterdam, April 17, 1708, No. 271. 85</. Singing Peasants. Very well painted. Sale. Grenier, Middelburg, August 18, 1712 (Hoet, ii. 361), No. 60 (36 florins).
