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 xv ADRIAEN VAN DE VELDE 507 In the collection of Chauncey Hare Townshend, London, 1857 (Waagen, Suppl. 180). Returning 1 from the Chase. Signed j panel, 10 inches by 10 inches. Exhibited at Brussels, 1882, No. 257. Then in the De Paauw collection. 169. The Hunting-Party. Sm. 32. A hunting-party is assembled on a paved terrace outside a mansion in a wooded park. On the left is a statue of Hercules on a stone pedestal. From the statue a lady and a gentleman walk towards a fine grey horse, with a blue velvet saddle, which is held by a page in scarlet. Farther back is a huntsman on a chestnut horse, blowing his horn. Beyond are several other huntsmen with a pack of hounds. Behind the lady and gentleman are the family coaches drawn by grey horses. In front two old pilgrims ask for alms. Fine clumps of trees. " The elegance of the figures, the beautiful symmetry of the horses, and the number and variety of the dogs render this a most interest- ing example of the master" (Sm.). Signed in full, and dated 1662 ; canvas, i8| inches by 24 inches. Sales. Randon de Boisset, Paris, February 3, 1777, No. 138 (5000 francs). Due de Chabot, Paris, December 17, 1787, (3981 francs). Prince Galitzin, Paris, 1825 (16,001 francs). Francillon, Paris, April 14, 1828 (10,000 francs). In the collection of Baron J. G. Verstolk van Soelen, The Hague, No. 63, in 1830 (Sm.) ; sold as a whole in 1846 to Thomas Baring, H. Mildmay, and Jones Loyd (later Lord Overstone) ; this picture fell to Baring. In the collection of Alexander Baring, London, 1854 (Waagen, ii. 186). In the collection of Lord Northbrook, London, who sold it in 1885. 170. Returning from the Chase (or, Summer). Sm. 136. On the right a road passes the foot of a sandy bank, on which are two trees. On the road is a sportsman, holding a gun and carrying a dead hare over his shoulder. Farther away, a man in red on a grey horse, seen from the back, converses with peasants at the roadside. At the foot of a bank stands an old woman who is begging from him. Behind her lie a boy and a girl. Hilly landscape in sunlight, with a castle in the distance. This and the pendant "Winter " (380) are, according to Sm., "delightful specimens of art." Dated 1665 ; panel, 9^ inches by ~] inches. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1888, No. 70. Sales. Amsterdam, May 18, 1706 (Hoet, i. 95), No. 24 (52 florins, with pendant). Isaak Walraven, Amsterdam, October 14, 1765 (Terw. 503), No. 10 (545 florins, with pendant). J. J. de Bruyn, Amsterdam, September 12, 1798, No. 56 (730 florins, with pendant, Van der WerfF). A. van der WerfF van Zuidland, Dordrecht, July 31, 1811, No. 114 (820 florins, with pendant, De Greef, for Van der WerfF). Jurriaans, Amsterdam, August 28, 1817, No. 67 (1999 florins, with pendant, Crancnburg).