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 xv ADRIAEN VAN DE VELDE 569 374. WINTER SCENE. Sm. 158. On the left is a cottage with two snow-covered trees. In front is a woman with a grey cloth round her head ; near her is a dog, and behind her is a boy. Beyond these is a man on a grey horse, seen from the back ; an old man begs of him. Two boys throw snowballs at a woman who goes towards the left foreground and looks round timidly. She wears a red skirt, a blue apron, and a black jacket with red sleeves. Beyond is a canal with trees. A very fine picture. Canvas, 15^ inches by 18^ inches. Sale. Ph. van der Schley and D. du Pre, Amsterdam, December 22, 1817, No. 125 (580 florins, Brondgeest) with the dimensions reversed. In the possession of the Amsterdam dealer J. Hulswit, 1834 (priced at 600 florins). In the collection of Sir Frederick Cook, Bart., Richmond, No. 119. 374^7. A Small Winter Scene. Sale. Amsterdam, September 12, 1708 (Hoet, i. 127), No. 37 (60 florins). 374/>. A Winter Scene. Very carefully rendered. 10 inches by 16 inches. Sale. The Hague, July 15, 1749 (Terw. 53), No. n (118 florins). 374<r. A Winter Scene. Boys throwing snowballs. 13 inches by 16 inches. Sale. Arnoud Leers, Amsterdam, May 19, 1767 (Terw. 599), No. 37 (21 florins). 374</. A Winter Scene. In front a man fastens his skates. On the ice are skaters and others. To the left is a wooden bridge near a village road. Panel, 12^ inches by 15^ inches. Sales. Amsterdam, June 13, 1770, No. 70 (30 florins). P. Locquet, Amsterdam, September 22, 1783, No. 376 (50 florins, Yver). 375. A Winter Scene. Sm. 20. In front are several persons playing golf or hockey and skating. In the distance is a village. Very similar to 37- Canvas, 10 inches by 12 inches. Sales. Gerard Braamcamp, Amsterdam, July 31, 1771, No. 24.0 (329 florins, P. Calkoen). P. Calkoen, Amsterdam, September 10, 1781, No. 131 (331 florins, Fouquet). Marquis de Montesquieu, Paris, December 9, 1788 (1300 francs). (Possibly) A. Meynts, Amsterdam, July 15, 1823, No. 31 (390 florins, Brondgeest) ; this was on panel, 10 inches by 12 inches, and contained two men playing golf or hockey, two others.looking on, a peasant with a sledge for goods, and skaters. But if, as Sm. says, the picture was sold in Paris in 1788, it is unlikely that it reappeared at Amsterdam in 1823. 376. A Winter Scene with Snow. Sm. 62. A cottage beside a