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 viii PHILIPS WOUWERMAN 595 two ladies look out of the window. Almost in the centre a cavalier rides forward. At the roadside sits a cripple, holding out his hat for an alms. Behind him, seen from the back, is a two-wheeled cart in which a man and woman are seated ; the woman looks at the conjurers on the right. On the extreme left stands a man selling herrings, with children round him. In the centre of the middle distance is a tree ; towards the left is a smaller tree in front of houses. A very early picture ; still somewhat hard in tone. To decide between the claims of Pieter and those of Philips to its authorship is difficult, for the monogram appears to be Pieter's. But on the whole it seems more likely to be by Philips. Signed, P. W. j copper, 15^ inches by 23 inches. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1892, No. 51. In the collection of E. H. Lawrence, London, 1892. In the collection of Max Kann, Paris. Sale. C. Sedelmeyer, Berlin, November 16, 1897, No. 64. 1 028*7. A Village Fair. Panel, 16 inches by 20 inches. Sale. Sir George Dashwood and others, London, December 14, 1907, No. 75. 1029. RIDING AT THE RING. Sm. 1 18 and Suppl. 42 ; M. 8. In a sandy landscape, with a row of cottages on the right, ten mounted peasants with lances play this old Dutch game. The ring is fastened to a tub of water which hangs from a pole projecting over the road. A man at a gallop seems to have hit the ring. In the centre of the group, to the left, a peasant on a grey horse drinks from a big jug. An early work. Signed on the left at foot with the monogram ; panel, 17^ inches by 20^ inches. Mentioned by Ch. Blanc, Le Tresor de la Curiosite, i. 337-38, ii. 93 ; and by Buchanan, Memoirs of Painting, i. 253. Engraved by Moyreau, No. 8, as " La Course a la Bague." In the Hallee collection. Sales. Blondel de Gagny, Paris, December 10, 1776, No. 112 (5901 francs). Comte de Merle, Paris, March I, 1784 (5800 francs, Le Rouge). In the D'Arveley collection, according to Buchanan. Sales. C. A. de Calonne, London, March 23, 1795, No. 95 (220 : los.). Walsh Porter, London, 1810. The late Elisha Biscoe, Holton Park, 1833 (315). In the possession of the London dealers P. and D. Colnaghi, March 1908. 1030. RIDING AT THE HERRING. Sm. 130 and Suppl. 46. A crowd of peasants are in the foreground of a landscape, in front of an inn, and houses to the left. A herring is tied to a rope fastened across the road. A man on horseback, with a woman up behind him, ride under it and try to catch the herring with their teeth. Other couples on foot or on horseback wait their turn. A girl in bright red is by a tree. The trees are leafless. " This capital picture was painted about the