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 xiii JACOB VAN RUISDAEL 245 Canvas, 39^ inches by 49 inches. In the collection of Richard Hall, London, 1835 (Sm.). 773. A Convent and a Church in a Hilly Landscape. Sm. 260. On the left are a convent and a church, partly enclosed by a low wall, within which grow bushy trees that hide the nave and part of the tower. In the left foreground an old oak stands amid bushes on a bank ; a beech-stump stands on the bank, and the beech-stem lies near in a pool which fills part of the foreground. On the right are high rugged sand- hills, partly grass-grown, on which grow clumps of oaks and other .trees. A woman with a bundle of linen on her head goes towards the convent. In front of her are two men. Dark cloudy sky. " An excellent produc- tion " (Sm.). Canvas, 27 inches by 33 inches. In the collection of Colonel Howard, London, 1835 (Sm.). 774. A Wooded Landscape. Sm. 31. An open view of rolling country, bounded by hills overgrown with bushy trees. In front stand a convent and a church, with a stream flowing near. On the left is a clump of old trees ; one is bare of foliage ; near it lies a tree-trunk. In the broken foreground are two peasants and a flock of sheep. A gleam of sunshine falls on the landscape. " Excellent " (Sm.). Canvas, 31 inches by 36 inches. In the collection of Peter Rainier, 1835 (Sm.). 774*. A Castle by a River. [Pendant to 842^.] Panel. Sale. Van Barneveld, Van den Haute and others, Antwerp, February 26, 1844, No. 36. 774^. Ruins and a Cottage in a Wood. Canvas, 9^ inches by 14 inches. Sale. A. de Beurs Stiermans and others, Rotterdam, April 23, 1845, No. 113 (171 florins, Chaplin). 775. The Ruins of a Fort. Sm. 215. The same landscape as in 136, but differing in details. There is only one figure, seated on the wall of the fort, sketching. Large fleecy clouds float in the sky. Canvas, 21 inches by 24 inches. In the collections of Cleve and of Sir George Yonge, Bart. In the collection of William Wells of Redleaf, 1835 (Sm.). Sale. W. Wells, London, May 12, 1848 (189, bought in). 776. The Ruins of a Fort. Sm. Suppl. 85. The moat is over- grown with bushes. A flat landscape. Sm. describes it as a carefully finished picture, and a small replica of 136. Canvas, 16 inches by 17^ inches. Sales. C. J. West, London, 1835 C 8 9 : 5 s -> E W - Lake). E. W. Lake, London, 1845 (136 : ios., Artis). R. Artis, London, May 17, 1851 (89 : 53., Gibson).