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 xni JACOB VAN RUISDAEL 181 Exhibited at the British Institution, London, 1828. In the collection of Colonel Hugh Baillie, 1835 (Sm.). Sales. Colonel Hugh Baillie, London, May 15, 1858 (_i 120, Sm. for S. M. Oppenheim). J. M. Oppenheim, London, June 4, 1864 (^1522 : ios., Webb). 571*. The Entrance to a Wood. A herdsman drives cattle. In the centre is a green hill, at the foot of which is a pool with a clump of oaks on the bank. Panel, 32^ inches by 44 inches. Sale. The widow H. F. V. Usselino, born Tollens, Amsterdam, January 30, 1866, No. 97 (391 florins, Van Houten). 572. The Entrance to a Wood with a Pool. Sm. Suppl. 9. The pool in front has partly overflowed a sandy road which runs from left to right and is lost in the distance between wooded hills which unite at the horizon. On the wet road a shepherd drives forward a flock of sheep. On the right a woman, holding a child by the hand and followed by a dog, walks over a grassy hill, as if to join the road. To the left a large wood envelops the scene in gloom. Canvas, 20 inches by 23^ inches. Sale. Destriches d'Orleans, 1834. In the Kalkbrenner collection, Paris, 1835 (valued at 6500 francs, and sold before 1842). Sa/es. Th. Patureau, Paris, April 20, 1857, No. 31. ' Marquis de Salamanca, Paris, June 3, 1867, No. 107. 573. The Entrance to a Wood. In the shade of trees to the left is a thatched cottage, with two figures. A peasant with a dog comes along a sandy road leading to a pool in front. On the right behind a rustic fence are two more figures. In the distance is a sandy and hilly landscape. Cloudy sky. Sale. Marquis de Salamanca, Paris, June 3, 1867, No. 108. 574. The Little Watering-Place. In the distance, between two small wooded hills, is a road, on which is a peasant. To the left is a sandhill with a thicket. To the right at the edge of a road is a great oak. In front is a pool, with sheep drinking. Two shepherds. Blue sky with clouds. The figures are in the manner of A. van de Velde. Signed on the right at foot with the monogram ; canvas, 24 inches by 28 inches. Engraved by Masquelier and Le Bas as "Le petit Abreuvoir." Sale. Marquis de Salamanca, Paris, June 3, 1867, No. 109. 574<z. The Wood. On the left is a great oak. By the side of a road in the centre sit two travellers, conversing with a man and a woman. In the distance to the right are a river, a meadow, and hills. Canvas, 27 inches by 24 inches. Sale. Dr. Goldsmidt, Paris, February 27, 1869, No. 68 (485 francs). 574^. A Marshy Landscape. In front is a small sheet of water.