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 xi ISACK VAN OSTADE 537 295^. A River Scene in Winter. Outside the walls of a little Dutch town is a frozen river with skaters and sledges. Panel, i8| inches by 25^ inches. Sale. Wyl von Wymetal and others, Cologne, June 14, 1895, No. 187. 296. A WINTER SCENE. With skaters and others. Brown in tone. 6| inches by 4! inches. Sale. London, May 27, 1897, No. 50. 297. A Winter Scene. In front a peasant on skates pushes a sledge ; beyond are numerous skaters. To the right are the houses of a village. Signed in full ; 8 inches by n| inches. Sale. Berlin, March 20, 1900, No. 72. 297*7. A River Scene in Winter. With houses and figures. 22 inches by 27 inches. Sale. London, June i, 1900, No. 18. 297^. A Frozen River. With boats and figures. Panel, 1 3 inches by 1 1 inches. Sale. Cope and others, London, December 12, 1903, No. 37. 297c. A River Scene in Winter. With a waggon and figures. 25 inches by 37 inches. Sale. Lowe, London, July 4, 1904, No. 20. 29 yd. A Frozen River. With figures and sledges. Panel, 14 inches by 18 inches. Sale. H. Zoeppritz, London, May 15, 1908, No. 19 (5 : 55., Cohen). 298. A LAUGHING PEASANT WITH A SLOUCH HAT. Half-length ; half life-size. He is turned three-quarters left, but looks at the spectator. He wears a brown coat and a red vest. His face is lighted from the left by a candle. Brown background. Signed in full on the left ; panel, 18 inches by 15 inches. Sale. Soeterwoude, August 14, 1776, No. 14. In the Suermondt collection, Aachen. Acquired in 1874 by the Royal Museums, Berlin. In the Kaiser Friedrich Museum, Berlin, 1906 catalogue, No. 8450. 299. A TOPER. Half-length, with the head facing the spectator. He has a pipe in his hatband, another pipe in his left hand, and a jug in his right. Panel, 12 inches by 9 inches. Exhibited at Berlin, 1890, No. 207. In the collection of Adolf Thiem, San Remo. Acquired by the Kaiser Friedrich Museum, 1904. In the Kaiser Friedrich Museum, Berlin, 1906 catalogue, No. 845F. 300. A LAUGHING BOY. Half-length ; full face. He has