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 xiu JACOB VAN RUISDAEL 29 17 inches by 21 inches. In the collection of Cardinal Fesch. In the collection of Mrs. W. L. Elkins, Philadelphia. 79. DUNES NEAR HAARLEM. In the left centre foreground are sunlit bleaching-grounds, with cottages beyond. On the right and farther back is a wood, beyond which is a plain in full sunlight. In the distance to the left is the church of Haarlem. On the horizon is the Haarlemmer Meer. Grey clouds high up in the sky. Canvas, 13! inches by i6 inches. Exhibited at the Hudson-Fulton Celebration at the Metropolitan Museum, New York, 1909, No. no. In the collection of W. A. Slater, Washington. 79*. THE BLEACHING-GROUNDS NEAR HAARLEM. Sm. Suppl. 1 6. In the left foreground are dunes, partly grass-grown, which recede into the distance. Almost in the centre of the middle distance stands a great tree in front of a cottage ; at the foot of the tree is a pool. In the left foreground a man on a chestnut horse, leading a grey by the bridle, rides up the bank out of the water, with three dogs in front of him ; the group is said (by Sm.) to be the work of Philips Wouwerman. In the right middle distance numerous pieces of linen are spread out to bleach in a meadow. In the distance is the church of Haarlem. " Painted with a free pencil and a crisp and sparkling touch" (Sm.). Signed in full ; panel, 20 inches by 25! inches. Imported into England by the dealer Chaplin, 1840 (Sm.). Sales. Shandon, London, 1877. Bohn, London, 1885. In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, " Catalogue of 100 Paintings," 1901, No. 40. In the possession of the Paris dealer F. Kleinberger. In the collection of Max von Gutmann, Vienna. 79^. The Environs of Haarlem. In the centre foreground is a group of cottages in sunlight. Near them are some figures. In the distance is the church of St. Bavo at Haarlem. Cloudy sky. Signed in full in the middle at foot. In the possession of the Paris dealer F. Kleinberger. In the collection of Ludwig Mandl, Wiesbaden. 79<r. Bleaching-Grounds near Haarlem. The town is seen in the distance. Sale. Amsterdam, October 3, 1708, No. 5. 79^. View near Haarlem. Especially well painted. Sale. C. Troost, S. Arensklauw, and others, Amsterdam, March 16, 1750, No. 24. 79*. Haarlem in the Background of a Spacious Dune Land- scape. 41 inches by 60 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, February 12, 1770, No. 15.