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 362 MEINDERT HOBBEMA SECT. small wooden out-building. Near it is a boat on the water ; five other boats lie together, farther away. Behind the house are tall trees. In the left middle distance is a corner of the farther bank of the canal which is defended with piles ; one large tree stands on it. In the left distance are a lock, a cottage, and trees. Cloudy sky. An early work. Signed in full ; panel, 27^ inches by 35 inches. Sale. Dr. Seymour Maynard of London, Berlin, March 22, 1910, No. 87. In the collection of Marczell von Nemes. Exhibited on loan in the Buda- pest Museum, 1911 exhibition catalogue, No. 33 ; and at Munich, 1911. 28. A FARM UNDER THE OAKS IN SUNLIGHT. Sm. 52. In the left foreground of a wooded landscape is a clump of trees, with a road in front on which lies some brushwood ; on the road are five gipsies or beggars. Among them a woman with a child at her back sits facing left ; she seems to scold a little boy who stands crying in front of her. In the right foreground is a pool with reeds and water-plants. Beyond it, a road leads between hedges into the left middle distance j a man walks away along the road. In the sunlit middle distance is a house, with another house beyond to the left. A third house stands in the left fore- ground behind the trees. In the right distance is a village with a church. Cloudy sky. A very fine work in good condition ; of the artist's best period. [Pendant to 89.] Signed in full on the right at foot ; canvas, 34 inches by 26 inches. Exhibited at the British Institution, London, 1818. In the collection of J. Reynders, Brussels, 1817; purchased by Buchanan (for about .900, with pendant) and sold to G. W. Taylor (for ^1155, with pendant). Sales. George Watson Taylor, London, June 13, 1823 (^840, Seguier). George Watson Taylor, Erlestoke, 1832 (^77 ' ls.). J. Nieuwenhuys, London, May 10, 1833 (798, Searle). In the Herris (?) collection, London. In the collection of King Leopold II., Brussels. In the possession of the Paris dealer F. Kleinberger. In the collection of A. de Ridder, Cronberg, near Frankfort-on-Main. 29. A FARM BEHIND TREES NEAR A STREAM. A stream fills the foreground and flows to the left distance. In the middle distance four lofty oaks grow on the bank, which is protected by piles ; the trees are reflected in the water. Beyond are several of the cottages of a village ; in the garden of the nearest cottage stands a man, seen from the back. On the river-bank in the left foreground sits an angler. Be- hind him stands a man holding a pail in his right hand. To the left is a distant view. Cloudy sky. Signed in full on the right at foot ; panel, 1 7^ inches by 25! inches. In the collection of Comte Montbrison, Chateau St. Rock. In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer. In the collection of A. de Ridder, Cronberg, near Frankfort-on-Main. 30. A ROAD AND A COTTAGE UNDER A CLUMP OF TREES. Four figures are on a road winding from the left foreground