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 xin JACOB VAN RUISDAEL 241 a rough road leads into the distance. Two peasants, followed by a dog, are on the road. A very dark picture. Panel, 18 inches by 21 inches. Sale. Duke of Bedford, London, June 30, 1827 (73 : IDS., bought in). In the collection of the Duke of Bedford, London. 760. A HILLY LANDSCAPE WITH A WATERFALL AND A RUINED CASTLE. Sm. 198. A ruined castle stands on a high rocky hill to the right. In the left foreground a stream, on whose rocky banks grow firs, forms a waterfall and flows along the foot of the hill. A great fir stands on a bank ; some felled trees lie near. To the right are two houses amid trees at the foot of the castle-hill. In the left distance is a mountain. In the style of A. van Everdingen. "This capital production of art is painted in a broad free manner, and possesses great force and effect " (Sm.). Canvas, 47 inches by 71 inches. In the collection of the Marquess of Bute, London, Richter's 1884 catalogue, No. 145 ; it was in that collection in 1835 (Sm.), and was mentioned by Waagen in 1854 O n '- 4^ 1 )- 761. THE EDGE OF A WOOD. In front are old oaks. To the right is a beech wood. Two roads lead to the middle distance. In the background are low trees and bushes ; beyond is a meadow, with a castle and a church farther back. In the meadow is a shepherd with sheep. On the road in front are a man on a grey horse and a huntsman on foot, followed by three hounds. Other figures are farther away. In the distance is seen the cupola of the Huis ten Bosch. Cloudy sky. Formerly attributed to Wijnants, whose influence, according to the Dulwich catalogue, is apparent, especially in the foreground. The figures are by Lingelbach. Signed with the monogram ; canvas, 46 inches by 60 inches. In the Dulwich College Gallery, London, 1892 catalogue, No. 210 (old No. 278) ; Sm. described it there in 1835 as a Wijnants, 168 (and valued it at 550). 762. A HILLY LANDSCAPE WITH A RUINED CASTLE. On a sheet of water in front are a raft with several figures, a boat and several sailing-boats. To the left is a house. Near the water lie tree-trunks to be made up into another raft ; several figures stand beside them. Half-way up a hill is a castle. In the centre is a steep clifF in sunlight. On the right is a tower with a high-pitched roof. In the distance is a ruined castle. Dense clouds in the sky. Signed in full in the right centre ; canvas, 39^ inches by 44 inches. In the possession of the London dealers Sulley. 763. A HILLY LANDSCAPE WITH A SMALL LAKE.- In the middle distance is a small lake, with high wooded hills rising from the farther bank. In the left foreground a woman with a bundle on her head and a boy drive five sheep to the left over a wooden bridge. In the VOL. iv R