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COLLECTION OF SIR R. PEEL.
359
OSTADE (Adrian Van), b. at Lubeck, 1610; d. 1685. (See p. 32.)
[As a painter of Dutch interiors and peasant life he is'distinguished
by more of character and sentiment than other painters of the same
class. His understanding and management of chiaro-scuro are won-
derfully beautiful. The picture here is an instance.]
27 The Alchymist-—in a Laboratory containing a vast
number of crucibles, retorts, and other chemical apparatus.
The Alchymist, in the dress of a Dutch boor, is seen on
the right, eagerly blowing under a crucible; on a bench
near him his pipe and spectacles, and on the ground a book
and a piece of paper, on which are the words, “ Et oleum
et operam perdis.” A woman is sitting before a window
in the background; a little girl, followed by a dog, seems
to be seeking in a cupboard something to eat; while a little
boy is seated on the ground with a piece of bread, intended,
probably, as a satire on alchymy. Dated 1661. It has
passed through several collections since the year 1737, and
was lately purchased for 800gs., by Mr. Emmerson, a
picture-dealer, who sold it to Sir Robert Peel.
P. 12j in. by 16j in. (Smith’s Cat. 28.)
OSTADE (Isaac Van), b. 1617; d. about 1654.
28 Landscape.—The Entrance to a Village. On the left,
a picturesque old house, near which a gentleman on a grey
horse, followed by two dogs, is passing along; a boy is
caressing one of the dogs. In the middle distance a group
of villagers, and the spire of the village church rises
beyond. This picture is esteemed the masterpiece of the
painter, and, in the transparent, sparkling beauty of the
execution, was never surpassed. The figures, the foliage,
the animals, the atmospheric effect, are all perfect. Sold
from the Choiseul Gallery, in 1772, for 288Z. Brought
from Paris by Smith, in 1823, and sold to Sir Robert Peel
for 400gs.
P. 21 in. by 18 in. (Smith’s Cat. 3.)
29 A Winter Scene.—Groups of persons, dispersed over
a frozen stream in Holland, are diverting themselves on
the ice. In front, is a loaded sledge with a grey horse, and
beyond, on the right, a cottage, with three peasants before
359
OSTADE (Adrian Van), b. at Lubeck, 1610; d. 1685. (See p. 32.)
[As a painter of Dutch interiors and peasant life he is'distinguished
by more of character and sentiment than other painters of the same
class. His understanding and management of chiaro-scuro are won-
derfully beautiful. The picture here is an instance.]
27 The Alchymist-—in a Laboratory containing a vast
number of crucibles, retorts, and other chemical apparatus.
The Alchymist, in the dress of a Dutch boor, is seen on
the right, eagerly blowing under a crucible; on a bench
near him his pipe and spectacles, and on the ground a book
and a piece of paper, on which are the words, “ Et oleum
et operam perdis.” A woman is sitting before a window
in the background; a little girl, followed by a dog, seems
to be seeking in a cupboard something to eat; while a little
boy is seated on the ground with a piece of bread, intended,
probably, as a satire on alchymy. Dated 1661. It has
passed through several collections since the year 1737, and
was lately purchased for 800gs., by Mr. Emmerson, a
picture-dealer, who sold it to Sir Robert Peel.
P. 12j in. by 16j in. (Smith’s Cat. 28.)
OSTADE (Isaac Van), b. 1617; d. about 1654.
28 Landscape.—The Entrance to a Village. On the left,
a picturesque old house, near which a gentleman on a grey
horse, followed by two dogs, is passing along; a boy is
caressing one of the dogs. In the middle distance a group
of villagers, and the spire of the village church rises
beyond. This picture is esteemed the masterpiece of the
painter, and, in the transparent, sparkling beauty of the
execution, was never surpassed. The figures, the foliage,
the animals, the atmospheric effect, are all perfect. Sold
from the Choiseul Gallery, in 1772, for 288Z. Brought
from Paris by Smith, in 1823, and sold to Sir Robert Peel
for 400gs.
P. 21 in. by 18 in. (Smith’s Cat. 3.)
29 A Winter Scene.—Groups of persons, dispersed over
a frozen stream in Holland, are diverting themselves on
the ice. In front, is a loaded sledge with a grey horse, and
beyond, on the right, a cottage, with three peasants before