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 20 JACOB VAN RUISDAEL SECT. 23 inches by 27 inches. Sale.M. ten Hove and J. A. Tourton, Amsterdam, April 8, 1760, No. 51 (28 florins, Ketelaar). 39^. The Ruins of the Castle of Brederode. 10 inches by 14^ inches. Sale. Amsterdam, September 1 6, 1760, No. 53 (6 florins, De Winter). 39^. The Ruins of the Castle of Brederode. With a sports- man and his dog. [Possibly identical with 39^.] Canvas, 23 inches by 25 inches. Sale. H. A. Bauer and others, Amsterdam, September 1 1, 1820, No. 117 (101 florins, Roos). 40. The Ruins of the Castle of Brederode. Sm. 272. A tower and a wall stand on a hill to the left, backed by a line of trees. In front is broken ground with brambles and herbage, among which a flock of sheep are grazing. Canvas, i8| inches by 23^ inches. In the collection of Dr. Fletcher, Gloucester, 1835 (Sm.). 40*. The Ruins of a Castle (? Brederode). Sm. 302. The castle stands on a hill in the centre, partly hidden by trees. Bushes cover the slopes. In front is a pond fringed with flags. A peasant sits on the bank angling. [Compare 39 and note to 44.] Panel, 13^ inches by i8| inches. In the Hermitage Palace, St. Petersburg, 1835 (Sm., who valued it at ji26) ; but no longer there. 40^. The Ruins of the Castle of Brederode. A horseman and other figures. Panel, 14 inches by I2| inches. Sale. Baron van Pabst van Bingerden, The Hague, September 7, 1842, No. 29 (60 florins). 41. The Castle of Brederode. Amid the dunes rise the ruins of the castle of Brederode, surrounded by cottages. Along the road a sports- man, carrying a hare and followed by his dog, walks towards the cottages. There are other figures. In the distance is the tower of an Amsterdam church. The repainted sky to some extent spoils the harmonious effect of the picture. Canvas, 37^ inches by 44^ inches. Sale. Baillie, Antwerp, April 22, 1862, No. 104. 42. The Ruins of the Castle of Brederode. In a landscape, with high leafy trees in the background, stand the ruins of the castle. Below, two shepherds pasture their flock. In the foreground, amid grass and bushes, are scattered ruins, finely lighted. The main building is partly illumined by the sun's rays.