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 xiv MEINDERT HOBBEMA 433 246. A COTTAGE UNDER TREES, WITH A BRIDGE OVER A STREAM. On the right are trees beside a stream, which is crossed in the centre by a wooden bridge. Over the bridge walks a man, preceded by a white dog. Almost in the centre of the middle distance is a red cottage. A man stands at the door conversing with a woman inside. At the left edge of the picture there are more trees. An early work. [Compare 32.] Signed in full on the right at foot ; panel, 24 inches by 33 inches. In the collection of C. N. Lewis, Blackheath. In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, "Catalogue of 100 Paintings," 1905, No. 14. In the possession of the Paris dealer F. Kleinberger. 247. Landscape with a Stream and a Wooden Bridge. At the side is a horseman, with other figures. [Pendant to 240.] Canvas, 26 inches by 32 inches. Sale. Lambert ten Kate, Amsterdam, May 29, 1776, No. 57 (in florins, with pendant, J. Yver). 248. Landscape with a Bridge. Cottages and other buildings, a stream and a bridge which a man crosses. Fine distance. Panel, 24 inches by 33^ inches. Sale. Hendrik Twent, Leyden, August n, 1789, No. 18 (200 florins, Coders). 249. Landscape with Trees. In front are a little bridge and an outer gate. The bridge leads to a cottage, with a woman standing at the door. [Possibly identical with 155.] Canvas, 39 inches by 47 inches. Sale. Amsterdam, June 16, 1802, No. 67 (200 florins, J. Smit). 250. Landscape with Old Cottages by a Stream. In the water are fine reflections. A road leads alongside the water, in which two men are fishing. A fine clump of trees ; meadows and cottages in the distance. Canvas, 13 inches by 17 J inches. Sale. B. Ocke, Leyden, April 21, 1817, No. 48 (37 florins, Palme). 250*. Landscape with a River and a Bridge. To the right is a house amid trees ; to the left is a river with a bridge. Panel, i6| inches by 22 inches. Sale. J. F. Wolschot, Antwerp, September i, 1817, No. 243. 251. Landscape with a Stream, a Wood, and a Bridge. To the right of a stream winding away into the distance is a thick wood. A bridge over the stream leads to a sunlit bank. Two anglers stand in the reeds. A man with a dog goes through the wood. On the other side of the stream is a ruined house amid bushes and trees ; beyond it are trees and fields. In the distance are a church and blue hills. Panel, 23! inches by 33 inches. VOL. iv 2 F