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 viii PHILIPS WOUWERMAN 471 Canvas, 24 inches by 22 inches. In a small collection of the Due de Berry. Imported into England by Hume, 1840. 691. A Hunting Party halting near a Fountain. Sm. 74 and Suppl. 29 ; M. 65. On the left is a fountain adorned with a female figure and a cupid riding on a dolphin. The water from it flows into a stream in front. Two dogs are drinking. On the right a gentleman helps a lady to dismount from her horse, which is seen from the back. A groom leads the gentleman's piebald horse to the fountain, where another gentleman is watering his horse. On the left, near the lady but farther back, a horseman with hawk on wrist faces the spectator. To the right behind her a groom runs with a dog in a leash. On the left of the stream a huntsman holds a horse laden with a dead stag. [Pendant to 692.] Panel, 16 inches by 20^ inches. Mentioned by Ch. Blanc, Le Tresor de la Curiosite, i. 149 ; and by Waagen (ii. 247). Engraved by Moyreau, No. 65, as "La Fontaine de Venus." Sales. Gaignat, Paris, December 1768 (5000 francs, with pendant). John Maitland, London, July 30, 1831 (214 : 43., Norton). In the collection of Joseph Neeld, M.P., Grittleton House, 1822 (Sm.). 692. A Halt at the Chase. Sm. 75 and Suppl. 30 ; M. 67. In the foreground of an open landscape a hunting party of mounted cavaliers and ladies have halted. In the left centre is a huntsman on a grey horse, seen almost from the back. He speaks to a lady with hawk on wrist who sits on her horse to the left, almost facing the spectator. Another cavalier holds the lady's horse. His own horse is led on the left by a page who carries his cloak and hat. Behind him to the left a page fills his hat with water and drinks. To the right of the foremost cavalier, and farther back, another man halts, almost facing the spectator. Behind him to the left is a groom with a closed parasol. On the right is a huntsman on a rearing horse with its head to the right. A page carrying a long staff and a hat runs in front to the right, where a dog drinks at a shallow pool. On the middle distance on the extreme right is a beggar family. The woman sits nursing her child ; the man stands hat in hand and asks an alms. In the hilly distance is a village with a square church- tower among trees. In the left background is a country house with a park. [Pendant to 691.] Panel, 16 inches by 21 inches. Mentioned by Ch. Blanc, Le Tresor de la Curiosite, i. 149. Engraved by Moyreau, No. 67, as " Le Conseil de Chasseurs." Sales. Gaignat, Paris, December 1768 (5000 francs, with pendant). Earl of Liverpool, London, March 25, 1829 (273, Buchanan). In the collection of Christopher Bullen, Liverpool, 1829 (Sm.). 693. Halt on the Return from the Chase. The chief group includes a comely lady, a cavalier, a huntsman, a dwarf, two servants, and four horses. The lady in yellow is on a grey horse. The young cavalier