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 xii ADRIAEN BROUWER 615 man sits at the back, leaning back against a great chimney-piece. A table with cards stands at his side. [Pendant to 140^.] Signed ; canvas, 13^ inches by 10 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, July 4, 1785, No. 234 (5 florins 15, Motte). .1. Peasants drinking and smoking. At an inn. One man stands in the doorway, singing. Very well finished and thinly painted. Panel, 13 inches by 10^ inches. Sale. J. van der Linden van Slingeland, Dordrecht, August 22, 1785, No. 54 (85 florins, Laytsche). 141*7. Peasants in an Interior. At a wooden table with a spirit bottle and glass on it, two peasants sit conversing. In front sits a merry peasant, holding a wine-jug in one hand and a glass in the other. To the left, by the fireside, sits an old man lighting his pipe. At the back is a basket of turf, with wood and household utensils. In the remote back- ground are a still and a stove. Painted in a loose and masterly style. Panel, 14^ inches by 19^ inches. Sale. H. Rottermundt, Amsterdam, July 18, 1786, No. 38 (5 florins, Strubing). 141^. Two Peasants drinking and smoking. Quite transparent in its colour ; a fine harmony. Panel, 8 inches by 6| inches. Sale. F. A. E. Bruyninx, Antwerp, August I, 1791, No. 59* (18 florins 15). 142. At an Inn. At a table in front sit three peasants. A bare- headed old man fills his pipe. A younger man smokes, holding the burning tinder between his knees. The third man plays the fiddle. Behind him stands a man who beats time with the tongs. At a table in the back- ground are two card-players ; a third man leans back on a chair watching them. The lighting is effective. Panel, 24 inches by 21 inches. Sales. Servad, Amsterdam, June 25, 1778, No. 22 (420 florins, Wubbels). J. Wubbels, Amsterdam, July 16, 1792, No. 17 (350 florins, Van der Schley). V H3. Interior with Five Figures. They sit at a table, drinking and smoking. A door opens on to a landscape. Canvas, 2o| inches by 15 inches. Sale. M. Feitama, widow of J. van Vollenhoven the younger, Amsterdam, April 2, 1794, No. 15 (470 florins, J. de Bosch). 144. A Company of Peasants. In a room are many peasants playing music, smoking, and drinking. Many domestic accessories. Finely expressed and masterly in handling. Copper, 20 inches by 24 inches. Sale. H. ten Kate, Amsterdam, June 10, 1801, No. II (115 florins, Vreesman). Peasants drinking and sleeping. They sit in front of a