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 xiv MEINDERT HOBBEMA 443 leading a child by her right hand comes towards him. In the distance are two other figures. On the right of the road is a rough fence, beyond which stretches a wood. In the left distance is a church tower. "A pleasing example" (Sm.). Signed in full; panel, 14 inches by 17^ inches. Exhibited at the British Institution, London, 1828. In the collection of the late Lord Dover, 1835 (Sm.). In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, "Catalogue of loo Paintings," 1896, No. 15. 284. An Inn amid Trees beside a Canal. Farther away is the slender belfry of a church. A woman and a child are at the inn door. Several men in boats. Signed in full ; panel, I2| inches by i6J inches. Sale. Berlin, April 5, 1898, No. 55. 285. A Wooded River Landscape. In front a river flows between banks overgrown with bushes. Three trees with gnarled stems stand at the water's edge. The river flows under a bridge, widens out near some cottages, and is lost in the distance. At the side of a road to the right two persons seated converse with a man who stands. A peasant and his wife pass them. On the left another road leads beside the river, close to which is a wood. Signed in full ; canvas or panel, according to the Van der Schrieck catalogue 19^ inches by 25 inches. Sales. D. van der Schrieck of Louvain, Brussels, April 8, 1861, No. 32 (675 francs, Le Roy). Etienne le Roy, Brussels, April 27, 1903, No. 45. 286. LANDSCAPE WITH COTTAGES. A man in a boat, and many other figures. Copper or panel, according to the Elliot catalogue 22 inches by 28 inches. In the collection of the Marquis du Blaisel, Paris. Sales. Lowther, London, February 6, 1874 (.141 : 155., Boore). (Possibly) Sir George Elliot, Bart., and others, London, July 8, 1905, No. 10 1 (6 : 6s.). 287. A Wooded River Landscape. Cottages, boats, and figures. Panel, i8| inches by 22 inches. In the collection of the Comte de Marcy, Paris. Sale. Lord Grimthorpe, London, May 12, 1906, No. 38. 287*. A CANAL SCENE. A shallow canal leads from the left distance to the right foreground where it fills the whole width of the picture. In the left centre a boat comes forward ; in the right foreground another boat is close to the bank. In the left foreground a post stands in the water ; beyond it to the left is a barrel. On the right bank are trees and cottages. The larger cottage with a stepped gable is marked as an inn by its signboard with a swan. In an open wooden porch or out- building in front of the inn is a woman holding by her right hand a child.