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 xiii JACOB VAN RUISDAEL 173 541. A Hilly and Wooded Landscape. Sm. 206. In the centre is open hilly ground, bounded on all sides by a wood of oaks and other trees. On the right a road winds over a hill, descends to a bridge, and continues to a shallow stream flowing over the sandy foreground. In front two herdsmen, followed by a dog, drive three cows and four sheep. The figures have been painted in by a later hand. " A choice and estimable production, unusually fresh in its tones and admirably finished " (Sm.). Canvas, 23 inches by 32^ inches. Sales. Marquis de Marialva, Paris, 1824 (3000 francs). Urbino Pizzetta, London, April 15, 1825 (204 : 155.). Michael Zachary, London, 1828 (^409 : IDS., bought in). 5410. Sportsman with Dogs hunting Hares. They are in the middle distance of a hilly, wooded, and marshy landscape. An old tree- trunk has fallen into a pool in front. Canvas, 32^ inches by 24^ inches. Sale. Rotterdam, April 26, 1830, No. 58 (826 florins, Van den Berg). 541 . Cattle drinking. In the shade of rocks with bushes is a still pool at which cattle, tended by two peasants, are drinking. In the distance is hilly country. Panel, 21 inches by 27 J inches. Sale. P. J. de Marneffe, Brussels, May 24, 1830, No. 266. 541*:. A Hill with Old Oaks. A peasant crosses a plank over a ditch, which separates him from the hill. Canvas, 36 inches by 46^ inches. Sale. P. J. de Marneffe, Brussels, May 24, 1830, No. 267. 542. A Wooded Landscape with a River. Sm. 179. A river traverses an open and well-wooded landscape. At the side is a picturesque building. Peasants with cattle cross a wooden bridge. Canvas, about 38 inches by 54 inches. Sale. Andrew Harrison, London, 1831 (315). 543. Landscape with a Group of Trees. Sm. 151. A group of two leafy oaks and a beech partly stripped of its branches stands near a river, throwing the right side of the picture into shadow. In the left middle distance, a road leads through a wood. A peasant with his little daughter come forward ; farther away is another man. Heavy rain-clouds and little sunshine. [Possibly identical with 552, and possibly a pendant to 569.] Canvas, 37 inches by 47 inches given in the Erard sale-catalogue as 42 inches by 70^ inches. Sales. De Catelan, Paris, January 1 6, 1816 (5000 francs). Sebastien Erard, Paris, April 23, 1832, No. 131 (3990 francs). 544. A Wooded Landscape with a River. Sm. 261. On the right is a wood, in front of which a beech contrasts with other trees. To the left is a river, flowing along the foreground, with flags and other water-plants. Two men are near the wood.