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 vni PHILIPS WOUWERMAN 557 of waggons. In front a Turkish soldier on a piebald horse gallops, sword in hand, at a cavalier on a prancing horse, who fires a pistol at him. In front lie a horse and its rider. Engraved by Ravenet as " Enlevement d'un Convoi," and described by Sm. from the print. 914. Robbers attacking Travellers. Sm. 395. A winter scene in a wood. In front a man holds two horses. Beyond him two robbers strip a man. Two others seize a monk. 20 inches by 30 inches. Engraved by Cousinet as " La Foret Dangereuse," and described by Sm. from the print. 915. LANDSCAPE WITH GYPSIES. To the right is a high house. To the left is a hill. There are no horses. A genuine but somewhat dark picture. Exhibited in the Dutch Exhibition, Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1904, No. 177. In the collection of Lewis Fry, Clifton, Bristol. 916. THE GYPSY ENCAMPMENT. To the left are gypsies ; to the right are soldiers. In the centre a man facing left has dismounted from a grey horse ; he is having his hand read by an old gypsy woman. Signed on the left at foot with the full monogram ; panel, 15^ inches by 19 inches. Probably acquired for Dresden by Count Gotter, and in Cotter's inventory, No. 157 or 158. In Guarienti's inventory (before 1753), No. 1641. In the Royal Picture Gallery, Dresden, 1905 catalogue, No. 1453. 917. GYPSIES ENCAMPED. The gypsies are on the right at the foot of a high cliff. Near it is a view through a deep, narrow valley. On another hill to the left is a castle, with buildings at the foot. The gypsy group includes four adults and two children. Farther away are travellers a horseman and two women standing beside a grey horse laden with goods. In the distance two waggons go away down the defile. Signed on the right at foot with the monogram ; panel, 18 inches by 24! inches. Mentioned by Paul Eudel, V Hotel Drouot en 1883. Sale. Baron de Beurnonville, Paris, May 21, 1883, No. 112 (2950 francs). In the possession of the London dealers Dowdeswell. 918. A FORTUNE-TELLER. Near ruins. A very fine pic- ture. It has been wrongly attributed to Pieter Wouwerman, but is an early work of Philips. In the collection of the Earl of Radnor, Longford Castle, 1898 catalogue, No. 27. 919. A GYPSY ENCAMPMENT. Sm. 319. Men, women, and children are scattered about in various groups and occupations. On the right, before a hut, seven gypsies with children are round a fire.