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 560 ADRIAEN VAN DE VELDE SECT. in the water. To the left, on the edge of the picture, is a ferry-house, past which goes a waggon. Nearer the front, and close to the bank, is another boat. On a rocky hill to the right stands a castle. The sky with light clouds fills more than half of the picture. Among the pictures of the same theme compare 344, and 8 and 9 this is the best composition. One of A. van de Velde's earliest works. Signed in full on the boat, and dated 1656 ; panel, u| inches by nj inches. See Bode, " The Schwerin Gallery," p. 133 ; and Hofstede de Groot, "The Schubart Collection," pp. 32-33. Sales. Izaak Hoogenbergh, Amsterdam, April 10, 1743 (Hoet, ii. 82), No. 23 (71 florins). Johan Verkolje, Amsterdam, October 24, 1763, No. II (91 florins, Jan Carre). J. de Vos, Amsterdam, July 2, 1833, No. 36. In the collection of the Prince zu Hohenzollern-Hechingen, LSwenberg. Sale. M. Schubart, Munich, October 28, 1899, No. 75 (7020 mark). In the Strassburg Gallery, 1903 catalogue, No. 157. 3450. Figures crossing in a Ferry-Boat. Sale. Amsterdam, September 1 6, 1739 (Hoet, i. 600), No. 23 (101 florins). 345^. A Ferry-Boat in which Cattle are crossing. Sale. Cornelia Outman, Amsterdam, February 6, 1776, No. 3 (30 florins). 346. The Ferry. On a placid stream with reflections, a ferry-boat filled with various figures and animals moves to the left, where cottages stand on the bank amid trees and bushes. Panel, 8 inches by 10 inches. Sale. P. Calkoen, Amsterdam, September 10, 1781, No. 132 (70 florins, Faisch). 347. The Ferry-Boat. Sm. 83. A view on the banks of a canal. Several peasants under a tree and a horseman await the return of a ferry- boat which is taking a carriage and passengers across. In the middle distance fishermen haul their nets. Dated 1663. Sales. Countess of Holderness, London, 1802 (55 : 135.). Edward Coxe, London, 1807 (74 : us.). Philip Hill, London, 1811 (157 : ios.). 348. A FLAT CANAL LANDSCAPE. A canal fills the whole foreground. It leads to the left, towards the middle distance, and receives a second canal on the right. On the promontory between the two canals a grey horse and a dun horse graze ; farther to the right are five sheep. On the farther bank is a Dutch villa with a tower amid trees. Near it, on the extreme left, is a thatched cottage, in front of which is a boat with an angler. On the right is a flat distance, with a cottage, near which horses and cows are grazing. In the smooth surface of the water the light sunlit clouds are reflected. One of the painter's best pictures ; of the earliest period, with plenty of atmosphere.