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 viii PHILIPS WOUWERMAN 389 A light roan horse rears up. Another horse, whose head is held by a man, plunges out behind. The third horse, a grey, is mounted by a cavalier with his back to the spectator. One cavalier is fastening his boot. Panel, iy| inches by 15^ inches. In the possession of M6nechet, Paris, 1 840 (Sm.). 460. Gentlemen halting for Refreshment Sm. Suppl. 22. The ruins of a castle, consisting of part of a round tower, a lofty arch, and an adjacent wall against which is a rack for fodder with a tiled roof over it. Seven horses and nine figures. A cavalier in a yellow jacket draws on his boot in the centre foreground. Behind him an ostler holding a white horse extends his hand to receive money from a cavalier. Beyond, a stableman leads forward a roan horse from beside two others. On the right a man with a scarlet cap adjusts the saddle of a bay horse. Near him, a groom on an iron-grey horse approaches, leading a second horse. Near the front, two boys are teasing a goat. A woman stands at a well near the archway. A fine evening. Canvas, 23 inches by 19^ inches. Imported from Italy and bought by Chaplin ; afterwards in the possession of Sm. Sale. Joseph Delafield, London, 1842 (225 : 153., Nieuwenhuys). 461. Travellers halting at an Inn. Sm. 390 and Suppl. 271. A high road with the corner of an inn at one side. Close to this, under a canvas awning hung from an old tree and a pole, are about eight travellers. Nearest to the front is a woman with a child in her arms, seated at the foot of a decayed tree. Near them stands a man with his hand on his breast. The others are seated and pass round a cup. A man on a bay horse, with his back to the spectator, bends his head towards the innkeeper, who stands to the left holding a glass. The view is bounded on this side by rocks covered with bushes and surmounted by a castle near the middle distance. Evening. [Pendant to 381.] Panel, 12^ inches by 15 inches. Sale. Prince Galitzin, Paris, 1825 (3510 francs). In the possession of the London dealer T. Emmerson, 1829. In the Gritten collection, London, 1842. 462. A Horseman at an Inn. He sits on a grey horse, holding a horn, and waits for the glass of beer which the innkeeper hands him. Near him is a brown horse. In the foreground a young peasant brings a pail of water. Sale. Paris, March 4, 1845, No. 127 (1565 francs). 462*. A Halting-Place. Panel, 24 inches by 26^ inches. Sale. Widow of P. J. van Oosthuijse van Rijsenburg, born M. de Jongh, The Hague, October 18, 1847, No. 178. 462^. Waggons and Horsemen halting at an Inn. Sale. Captain Scobell, London, 1848 (ild).