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 564 ADRIAEN VAN DE VELDE SECT. his hands towards a woman seated on the ground to the right, and an old man with a boy standing on his knee. To the right of the group stands a fisherman ; a dog leaps up at him. Near him is a boy carrying another boy on his back. On the right a road leads down to the sea. A waggon goes towards the shore ; a man runs behind it. In the centre, farther back, is a coach with four horses, accompanied by horsemen, with several figures beyond. On the sea are many boats, including five which have sails. The sky, with dense white clouds, fills most of the picture. A " little gem of art"(Sm.). Signed in full on the left in shadow, and dated somewhat illegibly 1665 ; panel, i6| inches by 2i| inches. Engraved in the Musee Fran$ais by Hulk (Sra.). Sales. Jer. Tonneman, Amsterdam, October 21, 1754 (Terw. 98), No. 23 (260 florins). C. van Heemskerck, The Hague, October 7, 1765 (Terw. 498), No. 37 (16 florins 5). In the collection of William V., Stadtholder (Terw. 716). In the Louvre, Paris, 1795-1815. In the Royal Gallery, The Hague, 1910 catalogue, No. 198 ; it was there in 1834 (Sm., who valued it at ^420). 357. A COAST SCENE. Sm. 79. In the centre is a closed tilt waggon ; a woman looks out of an opening at the side. Two horses, a grey and a bay, draw the waggon to the left. A beggar with a wooden leg, on the left, holds out his hat. In the left foreground a lady and gentleman converse with three fishermen, one of whom lies on the ground. Beyond is a cottage, in front of which children watch the dogs at play. Not far away is a dune, on which people are standing. To the right of the waggon various people walk on the shore ; in front are a boy carrying a plank and a man with a basket on his back. Beyond is the sea, with two boats afloat, and a third lying on the beach. The foreground, in slight shadow, is covered with rough grass. A dog sniffs at some bones. The sky fills two-thirds of the picture. Not quite so fine as the pictures at Kassel (355) and The Hague (356). Signed in full on the right at foot, and dated 1660 ; canvas, 15 inches by 19 inches. Sale. Countess of Holderness, London, March 6, 1802, No. 70 (^162 : 153., Stainforth) see Buchanan, i. 316. In the Royal collection, Buckingham Palace, London, 1885 catalogue, No. 133 ; it was in the Royal collection in 1834 (Sm.). 358. A COAST SCENE. In front are two figures, one standing and the other lying down ; a dog barks at a horse. A sandhill with greenish grass is behind them. In the distance is the shore with two groups of figures. In one group are fishermen, and a gentleman in red with a little boy and a dog behind him. In the other group a horseman rides into the water near a little boat lying on the beach and a sailing-boat under way to the left. An attractive little picture. It has been somewhat damaged, but is very well worth restoring. [Possibly identical with 367.] Canvas, 10 inches by 14 inches.