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 xin JACOB VAN RUISDAEL 135 rises a church steeple. To the right is a lofty hill with trees, a cottage and sheep, and a road with figures. Signed in full, and dated 1661 according to the owner; canvas, 24! inches by 30^ inches. Sale. Lyne Stephens, London, May 9, 1895, No. 345 (.504). In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, " Catalogue of loo Paintings," 1897, No. 34. Sale. Paul Muller, Paris, May 25, 1910, No. 47. In the possession of the Paris dealer J. Depret. 421. A Plain with a Waterfall. In the left foreground is a waterfall near a farm. On a bridge over the water are two travellers. In the middle distance and the background are cornfields and pastures. Signed in full on the left at foot ; 7^ inches by 9^ inches. Sale. Frankfort-on-Main, March 9, 1897, No. 52. 4.2 1 a. A Plain with a Waterfall. In the left foreground is a waterfall. On a bridge over the water are two travellers. In the middle distance and the background are two travellers. Grey clouds in the sky. Signed with the monogram ; panel, 8 inches by 10 inches. In the collection of S. Johns. In the collection of Hugguenst (?). Sale. Stiels and others, Cologne, May 24, 1 897, No. 209. 421^. A Waterfall. The fall is in front, with a wooden bridge. A storm coming on. Signed with the monogram ; panel, 7^ inches by 9^ inches. Sale. Berlin, April 5, 1898, No. 96. 42 i<r. Landscape with a Waterfall. Through the middle distance flows a river, which forms a waterfall over great rocks, and felled trees in front. In the distance is a wood ; beyond is a range of high hills. Figures. Signed in full ; canvas, 27^ inches by 22 inches. Sale. F. R. von Berthold, C. G. Hartmann, D. P. Cepero and others, Cologne, December 9, 1898, No. 117. 422. LANDSCAPE WITH A WATERFALL On a hill to the left are two cottages. Beyond is a fine clump of trees. In the distance, at the foot of the hills, is a village with a church tower amid trees. On the other side between the hills is a valley, in which is a little town with a wind-mill. In the left foreground a beech lies across the stream ; near it is a pile of logs. Farther back two men, one seated and the other stand- ing, converse. [Compare 417.] Signed ; canvas, 30^ inches by 38 inches. Sale. Mieville, London, April 29, 1899, No. 60 (1680, Agnew). 422^. A Waterfall. In the foreground of an autumnal landscape is a waterfall divided by a rock. The foaming water, rushing over a stone, fills the whole breadth of the foreground. To the left is a tree-trunk broken in half. Above the fall the water forms a little lake, reflecting the