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 472 ISACK VAN OSTADE SECT. 1 1 8. A SHORE SCENE. At the foot of a sandhill in the right foreground is a group of fishermen and women. On the left a man drives a horse and cart on to the beach. On the edge of the shore is another group of figures. Cloudy sky. Signed in full on the left at foot ; panel, 16 inches by 22 inches. Exhibited in the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1908, No. 61. In the collection of A. P. Heywood-Lonsdale, Shavington. A Seashore with Fishermen. Signed in full ; canvas, 14^ inches by 46 inches. Sale. Jakob Spex and others, The Hague, May 21, 1777, No. 173 (24 florins 10, Stael). n8b. A View of the Dunes. In front are fishermen and a woman with baskets of fish. One woman rides on a cart laden with nets towards the village. At one side over the dunes are seen a church and some houses. On the other side fishing-boats approach the shore. Farther away on the shore are men with fish, and others drying nets. In the distance are sailing-boats. Very natural in style, and sunny. Canvas, 32 inches by 44 inches. Sale. S. van der Stel, Amsterdam, September 25, 1781, No. 123 (40 florins, Van der Schley). u8r. A Seashore. On the left near the dunes are a horse and waggon, which is being loaded with fish. On the shore are a horseman, many people on foot, and a fisherman with fish. , Panel, 9^ inches by 13 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, April 16, 1792, No. 71 (14 florins, Reijers). 1 1 8^. A View of the Dunes at Scheveningen. Sm. 30. In the foreground are many figures. A man with folded hands watches a woman putting fish into a basket. Panel, 13 inches by io| inches. Sale. Wattier, Paris, 1797 (406 francs). 1 1 8*. A Coast Scene. In front a cart is being loaded with fish. At the back is a pleasant view of the sea. Loosely painted. Panel, 9 inches by 13 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, June 16, 1800 (21 florins 10, Ametvoort). 119. A View of the Dunes at Scheveningen or Katwijk. Sm. Suppl. 41. Above the dunes to the right rise the tower and spire of the village church. The shore is alive with fishermen selling their fish, women and boys carrying it away in baskets, and onlookers. At the edge of the shore fishermen attend to their boats. In the foreground is a man on a restive grey horse, which has frightened a boy and girl. Behind the rider are another horseman at full gallop, and two waggons going towards the village. Canvas, 29 inches by 44 inches. In the possession of O'Neil, London, before 1842 (Sm.).