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428 DAVID TENIERS.
69. A Village Fete during harvest time. See description
No. 178, Vol. in., and read, dancing to the music of a bagpipe
played by a man standing on a tub, accompanied by a boy on
a triangle ; and for size, read
2 st. 6| by 3 ft. 6.—C.
In the Royal Collection, Buckingham Palace.
70. The Game at Bowls. A party of four peasants assem-
bled in the foreground of a landscape playing at bowls ; one
of them is in the act of throwing the ball, and the others are
attentively watching the game ; among the latter is one close
to the front with a jug in his hand. A cottage half concealed
by some rising ground stands on the right of the picture,
towards which a fond couple are approaching ; a stile, some
paling, and a view of the distant country compose the left of
the scene. A pleasing and spirited example of the master.
8 in. by 11 in.—P.
In the Collection of James Johnson, Esq. Manchester.
71. The Red Cap. An interior, in which are four artisans,
one of whom, in a white shirt, is seated on a chair, on the
back of which hangs a red cap, holding a pipe, and apparently
speaking to his companion, who is seated before a tub puffing
the smoke of his pipe from his lips; a third, also furnished
with a pipe, stands behind them, and the remaining person is
quitting the room by a door on the left. On this side, and
close to the front, is a stool with a cloak and a hat lying on
it. Painted in the artist’s Brauwer style.
11 in by \st. 4.—P.
In the Collection of J. Norris, Esq., Bury, near Red Vales.
72. Le Chapeau Blanc, or Card Players. This very excel-
lent picture represents the interior of a room, with a group
69. A Village Fete during harvest time. See description
No. 178, Vol. in., and read, dancing to the music of a bagpipe
played by a man standing on a tub, accompanied by a boy on
a triangle ; and for size, read
2 st. 6| by 3 ft. 6.—C.
In the Royal Collection, Buckingham Palace.
70. The Game at Bowls. A party of four peasants assem-
bled in the foreground of a landscape playing at bowls ; one
of them is in the act of throwing the ball, and the others are
attentively watching the game ; among the latter is one close
to the front with a jug in his hand. A cottage half concealed
by some rising ground stands on the right of the picture,
towards which a fond couple are approaching ; a stile, some
paling, and a view of the distant country compose the left of
the scene. A pleasing and spirited example of the master.
8 in. by 11 in.—P.
In the Collection of James Johnson, Esq. Manchester.
71. The Red Cap. An interior, in which are four artisans,
one of whom, in a white shirt, is seated on a chair, on the
back of which hangs a red cap, holding a pipe, and apparently
speaking to his companion, who is seated before a tub puffing
the smoke of his pipe from his lips; a third, also furnished
with a pipe, stands behind them, and the remaining person is
quitting the room by a door on the left. On this side, and
close to the front, is a stool with a cloak and a hat lying on
it. Painted in the artist’s Brauwer style.
11 in by \st. 4.—P.
In the Collection of J. Norris, Esq., Bury, near Red Vales.
72. Le Chapeau Blanc, or Card Players. This very excel-
lent picture represents the interior of a room, with a group