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 254 JACOB VAN RUISDAEL SECT. 808. LANDSCAPE WITH A THATCHED COTTAGE. - The cottage stands under trees to the left, on the bank of a stream which flows through a sluice on the right. On a road leading to the water sits a man in black, with a dog. On the right is a single willow, near a bridge which a woman crosses. Cloudy sky. A good picture of the early period. Signed in full on the rising ground in the left centre; panel, i8| inches by 26 inches. In the Fuchs collection, Cologne : presented by Frau Fuchs to the museum. In the Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne, 1902 catalogue, No. 712. 809. LANDSCAPE WITH A ROAD. The road runs under trees in front. In the centre distance is a cottage, with small figures and a herdsman with cattle. Over-cleaned. About 14 inches by 18 inches. In the Le Mans Museum, 1892 catalogue, No. 281. 809*. A COTTAGE ON A ROCKY HILL. A man and a child walk up a path leading from a road to a cottage on a rocky hill. Beyond is another cottage. Distant trees. Canvas, 2i| inches by 26 inches. In the collection of George Salting, London ; bequeathed to the National Gallery, 1909. In the National Gallery, London, No. 2564. 810. LANDSCAPE WITH A COTTAGE AND MANY FIGURES. Figures dancing and sporting. To the left is a cornfield. The figures are by A. van Ostade. Signed in full in the left centre, and dated i648(?) the 8 is very indistinct. In the collection of Viscount Allendale, London. 811. A VILLAGE STREET. Sm. 154. Along the street are houses, with red stones. A flight of steps leads up to the nearest house on the right ; a man in red leans on the half-door. Near the steps lie logs and blocks of stone. Beyond the last house to the left are the corner towers of the castle of Bentheim, on a wooded hill. A watercourse runs along the front, covering the road. Along the road comes a woman, carrying a basket on her arm and leading a child by the hand. "This excellently painted picture has become a little too dark" (Sm. in 1835). Signed in full on the left at foot ; canvas, 22 inches by 26| inches. Sale. General Verdier, Paris, 1816 (1401 francs). In the collection of Alexander Baring, 1835 (Sm.). In the collection of Lord Ashburton, The Grange ; sold as a whole to the London dealers Agnew and others, August 1907. In the possession of the London dealers Thomas Agnew and Sons, January 1908. 812. HOUSES AMID HILLS. Dark figures, by Ruisdael him- self. An early work. In the collection of Mrs. Joseph, London.