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 436 PHILIPS WOUWERMAN SECT. centre a mounted huntsman casts up his hawk. To the left, somewhat behind him, is a lady on horseback facing the spectator. On the right rides a second huntsman. At the edge of the picture, a mounted hunts- man, seen from the back, blows his horn. On the left two men rest on a little hill ; a third stands behind with a hawk on his outstretched hand. Several hawks are on a perch in front. A river valley with hills in the distance. " A superlative specimen of the master " (Sm.). Panel, 2o| inches by 28 inches. Engraved in the Stafford Gallery, No. 97, by J. Scott. In the collection of Lord Francis Egerton, 1842 (Sm.). In the collection of the Earl of Ellesmere, Bridgewater House, No. 255. 594. A HUNTING PARTY. A hunting party ride through a ford. In front is a lady on a bay horse with hawk on wrist. Following her are three cavaliers and a lady ; beyond come a huntsman with the hounds. On a hill in the middle distance is a tree, near which are other figures on horseback. On the right is a country house near a bridge. Blue sky with clouds. Signed with the full monogram ; canvas, 22 inches by 29 inches. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1886, No. 75. In the collection of Alfred de Rothschild, London. 595. A HUNTING PARTY. A lady and two cavaliers on horse- back are in the foreground. One man throws bait to a hawk. They are accompanied by grooms and dogs. Other figures are visible at the back. An open hilly landscape under a cloudy sky. Signed with the full monogram ; canvas, 22 inches by 29 inches. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1886, No. 79. In the collection of Alfred de Rothschild, London. 596. A Hawking Party. Three figures. A lady on a grey horse casts up the hawk. Perhaps this is more likely to be the work of Pieter Wouwerman. In the Rumjanzof Museum, Moscow, 1901 catalogue, No. 565. 597. A HAWKING PARTY. Sm. Suppl. 155. In the fore- ground are two ladies on horseback. One, in yellow, on a dark-grey horse, is in the centre with her back to the spectator. The other, holding a feather fan, rides an iron-grey horse. By her side is a gentleman mounted on a piebald horse ; he removes the hood from the hawk on his wrist. In the right foreground a falconer in red sits on the bank of a stream, tying together the legs of a heron just killed by a hawk. A little boy goes off with two dogs. Farther away, a third lady, in light-blue, watches a huntsman who receives the game from a falconer holding the bridle of a saddled horse. In the distance is a shepherd with his flock. An open landscape ; rain is coming on. The picture has become very dark and hard in the contrasts. " Painted in a fine broad style, but unfortunately the hand of the cleaner is too visible in many parts of it" (Sm.).