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 172 JACOB VAN RUISDAEL SECT. fondles a dog. Farther away are a horseman and a man saddling a horse. Near them a dog drinks at a stream. Two sportsmen, one of whom holds up a hare. Panel, about 13^ inches by 16 inches. Sale. T. London de Ghellinck, Ghent, September 3, 1821, No. 7. 537*. A Little Pool with Trees. The trees are at the side and in the distance. Morning. Panel, 5^ inches by 6 inches. Sale. S. J. Stinstra and others, Amsterdam, May 22, 1822, No. 148. 537/ A Still Pool surmounted by High Trees. A little boat with figures. Panel, 14^ inches by ii inches. Sale. J. Hulswit, Amsterdam, October 28, 1822, No. 104 (78 florins, Hopman). 538. Landscape with a Marshy Pool. Sm. 185. The pool on the right is surrounded by masses of trees and bushes. Panel, 18 inches by 24 inches. Sale. Robert de St. Victor, Paris, November 26, 1822 (770 francs). 539. A Hilly Landscape with a Pool. Sm. 186. Grass and bushes cover the ground. On the right is a mass of rocks with trees. On the left is broken ground with a marshy pool ; on a winding road near are a man and a woman. Panel, n inches by 10 inches. Sale. Robert de St. Victor, Paris, November 26, 1822 (1010 francs). 539*7. A Wood with a Lake and Anglers. Sale. W. Beckford, Fonthill Abbey, near Bath, 1823 (73 : ios., Martin). 540. A Marsh at the Entrance to a Wood. The entrance to a wood and a road leading thither fill most of the landscape. On the other side are a plain and rural farms. In front, half in shadow, are figures and a marshy pool fringed with weeds. The picture bore the signature of Hobbema, according to the sale catalogue, but was attributed to Ruisdael. Canvas, 2o inches by 25 J inches. Sale. Vivant Denon, Paris, May I, 1826, No. 115 (8700 francs); mentioned by Ch. Blanc (ii. 362), who gave the size as 21 inches by 13 inches. 540*. A Wooded Landscape intersected by a River. Canvas, 20 inches by 18 inches. Sale. R. J. Bouricius, Arnhem, September 18, 1826, No. no (10 florins, Mos). 540^. A Wooded Landscape traversed by a River. With good figures. Canvas, 16 inches by 24 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, August 4, 1828, N. 117 (240 florins, Brondgeest).