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 62 JACOB VAN RUISDAEL SECT. but not high. On the top of it stands a great wooden wind-mill, whose grey sails are turned to the front. To the right, in front of the mill, are trees. In the middle distance two fishermen are in a boat close to the bank ; one man wears a red jacket. On the right bank three sheep graze. In the distance is another mill. [Possibly identical with 182.] Signed with the monogram on the right at foot ; panel, 9 inches by 13^ inches. Engraved by Basan as " Les Moulins Hollanders." Sales. Comte de Vence, Paris, November 24, 1760 or February II, 1761, according to Ch. Blanc, i. 101 (390 francs). Blondel de Gagny, Paris, December 10, 1776, No. 150 (1800 francs) ; mentioned by Ch. Blanc, ii. 339. In the collection of Rodolphe Kann, Paris, 1907 catalogue, No. 8 1 ; bought as a whole in August 1907 by the London dealers Duveen Brothers. In the possession of the dealers Duveen Brothers, Paris. 180. WIND-MILL AND DISTANT VIEW. The mill stands on the right, against a clear sky. Panel, 19 J inches by 26 inches. In the collection of Sir Frederick Cook, Bart., Richmond, Surrey, No. 152. 181. LANDSCAPE WITH A WIND-MILL. Sm. 155. The wind-mill stands on the bank of a river which fills the whole foreground and flows obliquely to the right. A large cottage, partly thatched and partly tiled, stands on the right ; near the door are a woman and a boy. At the end of the house is the lofty wind-mill, with bushes around its base. Cloudy sky. "A vigorously painted picture" (Sm.). Signed, and dated 1667 ; panel, 12^ inches by 14 inches. Sales. General Verdier, Paris, 1816 (640 francs). Saportas, Amsterdam, 1829 (900 florins, bought in). Imported into England by the London dealer Chaplin before 1835 (Sm.). In the collection of Maurice Kann, Paris. In the possession of the Paris dealer F. Kleinberger. In the collection of Ludwig Mandl, Wiesbaden. 182. The Wind-Mill. To the right, on the high bank of a river, a wind-mill stands amid trees; its side is in bright sunlight. On the river are two fishermen in a boat. In the sunlit distance another mill rises above trees. [Possibly identical with 179.] Panel, 9! inches by 13^ inches. Sale. Servad, Amsterdam, June 25, 1778, No. 88 (440 florins, Pauw). 183. A Wind-Mill on a Town-Wall. Near it women are walking. On the stream, which is slightly ruffled, is a ship in full sail. In the distance are small figures. Natural and well painted. [Compare 105, for which this description might serve, especially if the larger dimensions assigned are correct.] i inches by 15 inches or 32 inches by 38 inches. Sale. Jurriaans, Amsterdam, August 28, 1817, No. 55 (1200 florins, Van Heijningen).