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 viii PHILIPS WOUWERMAN 409 P. J. Hogguer, Amsterdam, August 18, 1817, No. 105 (1800 florins, Nieuwenhuys). Le Rouge, Paris, 1818 (6050 francs). In the collection of W. Wilkins, London, 1829 (Sm.). Sale. London, 1830 (315). 511. A Stable. Various figures on horseback and unsaddled horses. Through the open door is seen a landscape with several figures. [Compare .] Signed with the monogram "Ph. W." ; panel, 16 inches by 19 inches. Sale. J. F. Sigault and J. J. van Limbeck, Amsterdam, May 12, 1834, No. 266 (71 florins, Brondgeest). $na. A Stable with Horses. By Wouwerman or in his manner. Canvas, 14 inches by i6| inches. Sale. Amsterdam, April 17, 1837, No. 114 (25 florins, Thyssen). 512. A Stable. Sm. Suppl. 159. Three horses and two men. A bay horse, laden with a pack of blue and red cloth, stands near the door ; beside it a man stoops to tie up a sack. The other two horses feed at a manger on the right ; near them a man wheels a barrow. " This picture has become exceedingly dark by time" (Sm. ). Panel, n inches by 13^ inches. In the possession of the London dealer Haywood before 1842 (Sm.). 513. Interior of a Stable. Sm. Suppl. 92. To the left is a spacious archway. Near it a cavalier in a yellow coat mounted on a roan horse pays the ostler, who raises his hat. A grey horse drinks from a pail close to the ostler. Beyond it a bay horse feeds at a manger, and a man saddles a grey. On the other side a man wheels a barrow out of the stable. Beyond is a landscape in which a peasant is seen on a load of hay. Panel, 1 1 inches by 14^ inches. Bought by Sm. from Yates who had it from the collection of C. Haldiman, and sold by Sm. to H. G. Barnard. 514. Interior of a Stable. Sm. Suppl 34. Travellers are feeding their horses. Others are about to start. In the centre a piebald horse, held by a boy in red, stands in profile. In front of it a lady stands looking at a cavalier who pulls up his boot. Near the doorway at the back a cavalier on a bay horse, who faces the spectator, speaks to the ostler. "This picture has become a little dark by time" (Sm.) ; it was hung so high that Sm. could not decide on its authenticity. [Pendant to 515.] Panel, 16 inches by 22 inches. In the Hermitage Palace, St. Petersburg, 1 842 (Sm.), but no longer to be found there. 515. Interior of a Stable. Sm. Suppl. 35. Two entrances. In the centre a white horse in profile is held by a groom. A lady stands at its head. Nearer the front a man stoops to untie a bundle. Behind the white horse are a roan horse and a black horse with a man on its back. It was hung so high that Sm. could not decide on its authenticity. [Pendant to 514.]