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xi ISACK VAN OSTADE 495 i8a/. Interior with Two Peasants. A man with a pipe in his hand sits on a chair near the fire. Another man, who is behind him, holding a jug, looks at him. Panel, 10 inches by y| inches. Sale. Bleuland, Utrecht, May 6, 1839, No. 259. iS2m. Interior with Two Figures. A peasant seated at a table takes off his cap, as a woman offers him a glass. Panel, 10 inches by 7^ inches. Sale. Bleuland, Utrecht, May 6, 1839, No. 260. 183. Interior of a Dutch Cottage. Men, women, and child warm themselves and drink. Panel. Sale. Comte de Turenne, Paris, May 17, 1852, No. 65 (235 francs, Auguiot). 1830. A Peasant Family. Panel, 5^ inches by 4^ inches. Sale.M. Wolff, Berlin, May 25, 1857, No. 67. 183^. Peasants at the Fireside. In the Royal Palace, Schleissheim, 1859 (Parthey, ii. 210) ; but no longer there. 184. A Domestic Scene. An old cottage room, lighted by the open half-door and a window above it, is being swept by a woman. On the right are a woman with an infant and a child in front of a fire. Near the door are accessories, among them an earthenware pot and plate on a bench. In the right foreground are farm-tools and a horse's skull ; to the left are baskets and bundles. Panel, 13^ inches by i6| inches. Sale. Pierard of Valenciennes, Paris, March 20, 1860, No. 62 (760 francs). 184^. A Cottage Interior. In the foreground of a thatched cottage, with beams supporting the roof, sits an old woman patching a garment. In front of her a man caresses a dog. Another peasant stands drinking from a pot. At the back are a pump and an archway. On the floor lie cooking utensils. Sale. M , Paris, March 26, 1866, No. 146. 184^. A Domestic Scene. In an interior a peasant sits by the fire, holding on his knee a half-naked child. A cat lies at his feet. A child sits on the floor to the right, playing with a brush. Signed in full to the right on a board ; panel, 12 inches by 10 inches. Sale. Frau A. Brentano, Frankfort-on-Main, April 4, 1870, No. 51. 184^. Two Peasants by the Fireside. In a cottage with roof- beams. On the floor in front lie boards, pots, and vegetables. Sale. Saint-Remy, Paris, April 26, 1870, No. 127.