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 138 JACOB VAN RUISDAEL SECT. soil goes through a wood towards a distant green hill, crowned by a tower, which closes in the view. Through the foreground flows a stream, which forms a low waterfall in front. On the bank to the left is a beech stump, with the trunk lying near. On the road is a herdsman, with his dog, who drives two oxen through the water. Farther back, on the road, are three figures, one of them seated. To left and right are great gnarled tree-trunks with dense foliage. Between the trees in the distance is a hilly sunlit country. Cloudy sky. " An excellent picture " (Sm.). Canvas, 2i| inches by 27 inches. In the collection of Charles O'Neil, sold in 1834. Sales. Baron de Beurnonville, Paris. Baroness de Hirsch, Paris, June 17, 1904, No. 39. In the possession of the Paris dealer F. Kleinberger. In the collection of Otto Beit, London. 427*7. A Waterfall in the Hills. Panel, 20 inches by 17 inches. Sale. Lowe, London, July 4, 1904, No. 23. 428. A WATERFALL NEAR A CHURCH. In the right middle distance of a hilly landscape stands a church with unfinished tower on a wooded cliff. To the left, at the foot of the cliff, a placid stream forms a waterfall between rocks in front. Beyond the stream, on the rising ground, are bushes, trees, and cottages, with sheep grazing in front and a shepherd. Cloudy sky. Signed on the right ; canvas, 27 inches by 2i| inches. In the collection of Comte Constantin de Boussier, Brussels. Sale. The dealer Bourgeois, Cologne, October 27, 1904, No. 73. 429. A WATERFALL. In the left foreground is a withered willow. To the right near it, a little stream flows from the left middle distance to the centre foreground. In the right foreground is a tree-stump, with the trunk lying to the left of it. Beyond, the bank rises to the right. Half-way up are two great oaks. To the right of them a man walks upwards, followed by a dog. Beyond to the right is a farm ; another farm is seen in the left distance. On the bank in the right middle distance is a woman with a child on her back. Panel, 27 inches by 35^ inches. In the collection of Lady Page Turner. In the collection of T. Humphry Ward, -London. In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, "Catalogue of 100 Paintings," 1905, No. 31. 429*7. A Waterfall in the Hills. Panel, 38^ inches by 34 inches. Sale. London, January 14, 1905, No. 59. 429^. A Wooded River Landscape with a Waterfall. 33 inches by 28^ inches. Sale. F. Popham and others, London, June 8, 1905, No. 80.