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 xiii JACOB VAN RUISDAEL 69 202. A WATERFALL IN NORWAY. Sm. 1 8. From the left centre of the middle distance a stream rushes down over a foaming waterfall, which fills the whole width of the foreground. A small piece of the left bank with the branches of an oak is visible. On the right bank in front are two oaks on a high cliff. A little tree has fallen down and lies in the stream. Farther back are firs. Beyond them is a cottage. In front of it are three men near some tree-trunks. Around it some sheep graze. Signed in full on the right at foot ; canvas, 26 inches by 21 inches. In the Hodshon collection, Amsterdam, 1835 (Sm.). Sale. Rodl-Hodshon, Amsterdam, April 25, 1872, No. 20 (25,000 florins). In the Antwerp Museum, 1905 catalogue, No. 713. 2O2a. THE WATERFALL. A broad stream flows down from the right between low cliffs, broadens out in front, and forms a little waterfall between rocks. On a road beyond the stream are several travellers ; on the bank are sheep. Painted near Bentheim or in the Teutoburgerwald. Signed in full on a rock to the right ; canvas, 27^ inches by 21 inches. In the Kaiser Friedrich Museum, Berlin, 1906 catalogue, No. 899 A ; acquired in 1858. 203. A WATERFALL NEAR A CHURCH. Sm. Suppl. 23. In the foreground of a wild and rugged mountainous landscape is a water- fall amid masses of rock. The water carries down four tree-trunks. On the left bank are two large trees. The right bank is a steep cliff. On a plateau with steep slopes to the left, in the middle distance, are bushes and trees. Beyond is a large church with a lofty tower to the left and a low tower with a high pointed roof to the right. In the middle distance, farther to the left, a flock of sheep is driven to the left by a man with a child. "An excellent production" (Sm.). [Compare 167.] Signed in full ; canvas, 42 inches by 52 inches. Exhibited at the British Institution, London, 1835. Exhibited at Berlin, 1890, No. 249 ; and at Diisseldorf, 1904, No. 375. In the collection of Sir R. Wigram, Bart., 1835 (Sm.). In the collection of A. von Carstanjen, Berlin. 204. A RIVER SCENE WITH A WATERFALL. In the middle distance a river widens into a small lake with rocky banks and then plunges over a fall in the foreground. Beyond the lake is a large farm amid trees and bushes. On the bank to the right are lofty trees ; a man is seated and another man stands. Evening. Signed in full on a stone on the right at foot ; canvas, 27^ inches by 21 inches. Exhibited at Dtisseldorf, 1904, No. 374. In the collection of the Earl of Onslow, Clandon Park. In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, "Catalogue of 100 Paintings," 1894, No. 41. In the collection of Karl von der Heydt, Berlin. 205. A WATERFALL IN THE FOREST. The water