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 xii ADRIAEN BROUWER 621 Exhibited at Brussels, 1873, No. 69. In the collection of Prince Adam Czartoryski. In the collection of John W. Wilson, Brussels. 151. A Toper and a Smoker. Canvas, 10 inches by 7 inches. Engraved by A. Delfos. Sale. A. and A. Pz. van der Willigen, Haarlem, April 20, 1874, No. 19 (loo florins). y i$ia. An Inn. Figures singing and carousing eleven in all. Panel, 14 inches by 21 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, January 24, 1882, No. 15. 15 1. Interior of an Inn. A loving couple and three peasants. Signed in full on the right at foot, and dated 1647 (a false date, for Brouwer died in 1638); panel, n inches by 14 inches. Sale. Gruijter, Amsterdam, October 24, 1882, No. 15. 152. The Smoker. On a tub sits a man in a light grey doublet, brown breeches, and a round cap. He leans one elbow on a table and rests one foot on a large stone. He holds a pipe in one hand and blows out a cloud of smoke which he watches. His comrade is asleep, with his head resting on his arm upon the table j his face is hidden by his felt hat with a broad brim turned up in front. A third figure is at a door in the background. Signed "B." ; panel, 13 inches by 10 inches. Sale. Baron de Beurnonville, Paris, May 21, 1883, No. 49. 153. A Smoker and a Singer. A man sings couplets in praise of beer, and lays his hand on the lid of a pewter pot. The other man with a pointed felt hat points to his pipe. Panel, 7^ inches by 5 inches. Sale. Baron de Beurnonville, Paris, May 21, 1883, No. 50. 1530. The Topers. 10 inches by 9^ inches. Sale. Buckens, Antwerp, April 9, 1889, No. 104. 153^. A Rustic Inn. Round a table are four peasants, two of whom sit while the other two stand. One plays the fiddle. Behind him to the left a woman sits by a cask, warming her hands over a charcoal pan. Another woman looks through the window at the group. On the left the landlord chalks up the score. In the right background are two peasants by the fire. A fine rich composition. Canvas, 14 inches by 19^ inches. Sale. A. Baehner, Cologne, September 30, 1889, No. 21. i53<r. Two Peasants smoking. Signed "B." ; panel, 5^ inches by 4 inches. Sale. Treuer and others, Frankfort-on-Main, April 27, 1891, No. 13.