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 396 PHILIPS WOUWERMAN SECT. Purchased from Lormier, February 28, 1748 (for 750 florins). In the chief Kassel inventory of 1749, No. 38. In the Schloss Altstadt, Kassel, 1783 inventory, No. 84. At the Louvre, Paris, 1806-1815. In the Picture Gallery, Kassel, 1903 catalogue, No. 343 (old No. 316). 480. THE STABLE BY THE RUINED HOUSE. Sm. Suppl. 234. To the left is a river. Two horsemen ride down the bank into the water. In the right foreground is a ruined house. In front of it is an open stable with thatched roof, under which are several horses and grooms. In the centre foreground is a grey horse held by a groom ; the rider stands in front, to the left. To the right a boy rides a goat which a girl pulls by a string. From the middle distance a cavalier and a lady ride forward along the river-bank. In the distance are hills. The clouds have been made dull by old retouching. " A highly finished but rather dark picture " (Sm.). Signed on the right at foot with the full monogram ; panel, 17^ inches by 24^ inches. Acquired by Reuver from his son-in-law (for 400 florins). In the collection of Madame Reuver, Delft, purchased as a whole by the Landgraf of Hessen-Kassel, December 18, 1750. In the chief Kassel inventory of 1749, No. 573- In the Palace, Kassel, 1783 inventory, No. 87. In the Louvre, Paris, 1806-1815. In the Picture Gallery, Kassel, 1903 catalogue, No. 344 (old No. 317). 481. INTERIOR OF A STABLE WITH HORSEMEN RETURNING. In a little stable-yard are four horsemen ; three have dismounted. A groom on a ladder gets fodder in a basket. Two others, outside the stable, are unloading a waggon full of grain ; the two horses are unharnessed. In the stable are a dog, two hens, a tied horse lying down in the left foreground, and, to the right, a boy playing with a goat. Signed on the right at foot with a monogram now illegible ; panel, io inches by 14 inches. In the first supplement to the chief Kassel inventory of 1749, No. IO 5 I - In the Schloss Altstadt, Kassel, 1783 inventory, No. 188. In the Louvre, Paris, 1806-1815. In the Picture Gallery, Kassel, 1903 catalogue, No. 345 (old No. 318). 482. THE STABLE- YARD. Sm. 9 ; M. 15. The stable-yard is a broad thoroughfare. On the left a horseman in a red coat rides out at an archway, and is greeted by an ostler. Another horseman in a blue coat, on the right and facing the spectator, is about to follow. In the centre a man in a yellow coat is mounting a grey horse. In the right foreground two children play with a goat ; a woman sits on the ground nursing an infant. In the right middle distance three horses stand at a manger. In the background, through a wide open doorway, is a kndscape with a hay-wain. "An excellent example" (Sm.). [Pendant to 568.] Signed on the left at foot with the full monogram ; canvas, 2(> inches bv 26 inches.