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 vin PHILIPS WOUWERMAN 347 316. TRAVELLERS HALTING ON THE ROAD (or, A Sportsman on Horseback). Sm. Suppl. 175. In the centre fore- ground is a man in a red cloak on a grey horse, in profile to the right. In front of the horse, to the right, a man in a dark-green coat sits with his back to the spectator on some fallen tree-trunks. Near him stands another man in breeches, carrying bagpipes and leaning on a long staff. In the centre, farther back, is a pack-mule with its driver. To the left of the grey is another horse, seen from the back, with its rider at its side ; near him is a little boy in a dark-green coat. In the distance is a hilly land- scape. A very fine example of the transition period. Signed with the full monogram j panel, 16 inches by 22 inches. In the collection of C. Sillem, Hamburg, 1842 (Sm.). In the collection of J. Amsinck, Hamburg. In the Hamburg Kunsthalle, Amsinck bequest, 1879 ; 1887 catalogue, No. 210. 317. TWO HORSES AND TRAVELLERS RESTING. Sm. 232. On the right is a stream falling in a cascade to the front. At the foot of tw'o withered trees, nearly in the centre, a man rests on the ground. Behind him, another man stoops to give a pail of water to a grey horse, standing in profile to the right. Farther back, a third man sits on horseback, facing the spectator. Beyond are two trees and a cottage on a hill. In the left distance is a landscape under a stormy sky. According to the catalogue, this is an early work, showing by its depth of colouring that it was painted under the influence of Isack van Ostade. Signed with the full monogram ; panel, 17 inches by 16 inches. Exhibited at the British Institution, London, 1815. Sale. Noel Desenfans, London, 1802 (priced at ^210). In the Dulwich College Gallery, London, 1892 catalogue, No. 97. 318. A COUNTRYMAN AND A WOMAN ON HORSE- BACK, WITH A GREY HORSE. A man and a woman riding a brown horse lead a grey horse with a red saddle away into the distance. In the collection of Baron Alphonse de Rothschild, Paris. 319. TWO HORSEMEN NEAR A CLUMP OF TREES. One rider sits on a brown horse which stretches out its head towards the leaves. The other rider has dismounted from his light-bay horse to adjust his spurs. Near him lies a big hunting-dog. The figures are full of colour and stand out in strong relief against the sky. An early work. Signed with the early monogram ; panel, 14^ inches by n inches. In the collection of Le Roy d'Etiolles. In the collection of Cardinal Fesch, Rome. In the collection of Adolphe Schloss, Paris. 320. HALT BY THE WAY. A grey horse, a huntsman in red, a rider on a brown horse, and a dog on a hill. To the left are trees. A very dark cloud in the sky. A work of the early period that is unusually rich in colour. Panel, 24 inches by igf inches. In the collection of Sir F. Cook, Bart., Richmond, Surrey, No. 219.