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 vin PHILIPS WOUWERMAN 381 while its rider stands behind, facing left. Here a peasant puts a basket of fodder before a bay horse with a lady on its back. At the back are an inn to the left, and a park-wall. In the extreme right foreground is a man. Two horsemen ride up the road in the middle distance. A fine picture of the good period. Sm. thought it "an example of the greatest beauty and perfection." Signed with the monogram ; copper, 10 inches by 13^ inches. In the collection of Prince Eugene, Munich, 1829 (Sm., who valued it at 420). In the Leuchtenberg collection, St. Petersburg. No. 126. 438. HORSEMEN AT AN INN. On the right is a cottage. A rider on a grey horse halts to drink a glass of wine, while a peasant holding a jug stands before him. At the cottage window stands a woman with a child. In the left middle distance comes another horseman. Two dogs run in front of him ; a man walks behind. In the left distance are hills. Canvas, 13! inches by n inches. In the collection of P. von Semeonoff, St. Petersburg, 1906 catalogue, No. 606. 438**. IN FRONT OF THE STABLE. In the foreground of an open place before a stable, with a view of a broad and pleasing land- scape, a groom tries to hold a restive grey horse by the bridle. A horse- man in a red cloak and plumed hat, and a man on foot with his hand on a post, look on. To the left of them is another man with a lady on his arm. In the right foreground is a stable with a thatched roof, with accessories. To the left is a dog. Signed with the early monogram ; canvas, 14 inches by 15 inches. In the Von Gerning collection, Frankfort-on-Main. Acquired by the Duke of Nassau between 1830 and 1850. In the Wiesbaden Gallery, 1907 catalogue, No. 80. 438*. A Halting-Place. Sale. Jan Agges, Amsterdam, August 16, 1702 (Hoet, i. 68), No. 66 (72 florins). 438^. A Halting-Place. Sale. D'Orvielle, Amsterdam, July 15, 1705, No. 32 (525 florins). 438^. A Resting-Place. Sale. D'Orvielle, Amsterdam, July 15, 1705, No. 33 (300 florins). 438^. A Halting-Place with Figures. Sale. Isaak van den Blooken, Amsterdam, May II, 1707 (Hoet, i. 100), No. 20 (126 florins). 438*. A Halting-Place. Sale. Isaak van den Blooken, Amsterdam, May n, 1707 (Hoet, i. 101), No. 47 (112 florins).