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 xi ISACK VAN OSTADE 477 sweeps up some straw. In the right foreground lies a sheep ; behind it stands a he-goat. [Similar to 133.] Signed ; panel, u| inches by i6| inches. Sale. Arthur Kay of Glasgow, London, May 1 1, 1901, No. 95. 133. INTERIOR OF A STABLE. With a bay horse, and a man sweeping up straw. In the corners are a cow and some sheep. [Similar to 132. Compare 3H/.J Signed on the left ; panel, 12 inches by i6| inches. Sales. Van der Meulen, Amsterdam, April 3, 1900, No. 71. A. H. H. van den Burgh, Amsterdam, September 21, 1904, No. 28 (l 10 florins). 134. A GREY HORSE OUTSIDE A COTTAGE. On the right is a brick cottage with a thatched roof. A man looks out at the half-door. To the left is a tree. At a trough in the centre stands a grey horse in profile to the left. Behind it is a boy. To the left of him a man bends over a pail. In the left background a figure comes forward. In the right foreground is a cock. A warm brown tone in the sky and landscape. Signed in full on the right at foot ; panel, 20 inches by 18 inches. Mentioned by Ch. Blanc, Le Tresor de la Curiosite, i. 454, and ii. 4. Sales. Comte de Watteville, Paris, July 12, 1779 (1200 francs). Marquis de Changran, Paris, February 21, 1780 (1350 francs). In the Wachtmeister collection, Wanas, Sweden, Goethe's 1895 catalogue, No. 50. 134^. A Stable with Two Horses at the Manger. In front a man sweeps the floor ; another man holds a shovel. The light enters at the door. Panel, io inches by 12 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, August 14, 1793, No. 213 (18 florins, D. Saportas). 134^. A Grey Horse. It eats from a tub held by a boy. A man stands near. Canvas, 12 inches by 10 inches. Sale. C. van Hardenberg, Utrecht, September 20, 1802, No. 72 (4 florins IS)- 134^. A Man on a Bay Horse. He holds another horse by the bridle and waits while an old woman draws water for the animals. Sale. Paris, March 4, 1845, No. 69. 135. PEASANTS OUTSIDE A VILLAGE INN. In the centre a man, helped by two others, shoes a grey horse. Children and adults look on. Beyond are houses and trees. Brownish tone. Catalogued as by A. van Ostade. Signed in full, and dated 1645 ; panel, 23 inches by 35 inches. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1902, No. 128. In the collection of Major Arthur Chambers, London.