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 VIH PHILIPS WOUWERMAN 513 In the possession of the Paris dealer Ch. Sedelmeyer, "Catalogue of 100 Paintings," 1895, No. 52. In the collection of W. Horn, Vienna. Sale. A. Heller of Vienna, Paris, June 26, 1900, No. 16. In the possession of the Paris dealer Ch. Sedelmeyer. In the collection of E. Halot, Brussels. 797. TROOPERS FIGHTING WITH PEASANTS. Sm. 326; M. 39. To the right is a burning village. In the centre the fight is proceeding. To the left a woman with a child in her arms and another at her side is fording a stream. In the right foreground a woman and child kneel weeping beside a dead man. [Compare 802.] Signed on the right at foot with an indistinct monogram ; canvas, 22 inches by 31 inches. Engraved by Moyreau, No. 39, as " Pillage des Reitres." According to Sm. this was in the Sale. Van Zwieten, The Hague, April 2, 1741 (Hoet, ii. 20), No. 121 or No. 127 in the original catalogue (350 florins, Van Olden). But as this is mentioned in the catalogue of the Bicker van Zwieten collection, 1752 (Hoet, ii. 463), it cannot be identical with the Dresden picture. For this, according to the catalogue, was acquired through Le Leu in 1749 from the engraver Moyreau in Paris. In the Royal Picture Gallery, Dresden, 1905 catalogue, No. 1464 (Sm. in 1829 valued it at .367 : ios.). 798. A BATTLEFIELD ; SOLDIERS PLUNDERING. Sm. Suppl. 127. A village stands on a distant hill, at the foot of which a river flows to the left. In the foreground are troopers and foot-soldiers with prisoners. On the right is an officer on a grey horse ; a poor woman kneels before him, imploring mercy for a captive man. The picture at first seems unauthentic ; but closer examination shows that it is genuine though ruined. Sm. noted, in 1842, that "this picture has been so much exposed to the sun that the colours in many parts are decomposed and become so dark that portions of the picture are illegible." Panel, 18 inches by 26^ inches. In the collection of King James II. of England. In the Hampton Court Palace gallery, 1 898 catalogue, No. 687. 799. LOOTING A HOUSE. A soldier stands in front, and is about to enter. Another soldier tries to catch a goose ; others carry off pigs and sheep. In the centre are the commander and ensign, both mounted, amongst other horsemen. To the right are soldiers with prisoners followed by women and children. A picture of mediocre quality of the late period. Signed on the right with the full monogram ; panel, 14 inches by 16 inches. In the Mannheim Museum, 1900 catalogue, No. 199. VOL. II 2 L