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x ADRIAEN VAN OSTADE 363 714. Interior with Four Persons conversing. Farther back is a woman. A jug stands on a cask. A charcoal pan and a pipe are placed on a bench. Panel, 18 inches by 14 inches. Sale. H. Reydon and others, Amsterdam, April 5, 1827, No. 115 (40 florins, Esser). 7140;. An Inn with a Merry Rustic Company drinking. At the back is another company. Panel, 12 inches by io| inches. Sale. O. Reijers, Arnhem, August 6, 1827, No. 78 (35 florins, Thomas). 714^ and c. Two Interiors with Peasants. Panel, loj inches by 10 inches. Sale. C. R. S. Toe Laer, Amsterdam, July 28, 1828, No. 69 (28 florins, Gruyter). 715. Interior of an Inn with Four Figures. Sm. 177. They are grouped round a table near a side window. Two others are at the back. Panel, 12 inches by 10^ inches. Sale. Michael Zachary, London, 1828 (134 : 8s.). 716. Peasants in a Cottage Interior. Sm. 145. Two men sit on the left before the hearth. One offers a child a glass of wine ; the other stirs the fire with the tongs. A third man stands in the corner, smoking his pipe, near a window which lights the room. " This picture is distinguished for its brilliant effect " (Sm.). Signed, and dated 1655 ; panel, 14 inches by I2| inches. Mentioned by Ch. Blanc, Le Tresor de la Curiosite, ii. 285. Sale. J. L. Laneuville, Paris, November 6, 1811 (2500 francs). Sold by Sm. in 1825 (for 262 : IDS.). In the collection of William Beckford, 1829. 717. A Company at an Inn. Sm. 223. The room is lighted by a large window. About thirteen men and women smoke, drink, and feast. Panel, about 17 inches by 22 inches. In the collection of Van Saceghem, Ghent, 1829 (Sm.). Sale. (Possibly) Van Saceghem of Ghent, Brussels, June 2, 1851, No. 75. 718. Peasants at an Inn. Sm. 63. On the right two peasants, who are smoking, stand watching backgammon -players. Near the centre is another smoker who lights his pipe at a charcoal pan. Behind him a companion speaks to the hostess, with whom is another woman. Two other persons are at the back. In all there are ten figures. The room is lighted by a large window on the left. [Compare 651.] Signed, and dated 1669 ; panel, 13 inches by n inches. Mentioned by W. Buchanan, Memoirs of Painting, ii. 331. Sales. Count van Wassenaar-Obdam, The Hague, August 19, 1750 (Hoet, ii. 292), No. 36 (320 florins, Hoet).