462 PHILIPS WOUWERMAN SECT. 661. HUNTSMEN AT AN INN. The inn is on the right. A man is mounting his horse which is held by the host. Another rides away. The third, holding his grey horse by the bridle, gives a coin in his left hand to the host. [From the description, this might be identical with 687, but the dimensions do not agree.] Signed with the monogram ; iy| inches by 15 inches. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1893, No. 77. In the collection of Mrs. Joseph, London. 662. HALT OF A HAWKING PARTY NEAR A FOUN- TAIN. Sm. Suppl. 262. Near a fountain in the sloping foreground of a landscape, a hawking party of ladies and gentlemen with servants and dogs are resting. A lady and gentleman sit together ; the lady plays a guitar. Behind her is a grey horse with a red saddle-cloth, in profile. A lady with hawk on wrist sits on a dark-roan horse. Near her is a coach with grey horses. On the right stands a lady and gentleman. A dwarf with the dogs is in the left foreground. " A highly finished production." Panel, 14 inches by 16 inches. Mentioned by Waagen (ii. 282). In the collection of the Baron A. de Rothschild, London, 1842 (Sm.). In the collection of Alfred de Rothschild, London. 663. A HUNTING PARTY HALTING. Sm. 293 and 355 ; M. 63. The outer walled court of a country house ; in an arch on the left is a fountain, surmounted by the figure of a woman with a child. In the centre a hunting party have halted. On the right a man on a roan horse, in profile to the left, blows a horn. Towards the left is a lady on horseback, with her face turned away ; a man pours out a cup of wine for her. Near her a cavalier assists a lady to mount a horse which is held by a boy. On the extreme left is a page with a dog. In the right middle distance a beggar sits by the wall ; behind him stands a woman with a child in her arms. In the background a cavalier with a dog goes down a flight of steps visible from the side. Signed with the monogram ; canvas, 16^ inches by 21 inches. Engraved by Moyreau, No. 63, as " La Buvette des Dames," in 1749. Sales. De la Haye, 1749. John Knight, London, 1819 (99 : 155., Sir T. Hesketh). Michael Zachary, London, 1828 (157 : IDS.). In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, "Catalogue of loo Paintings," 1897, No. 48. In the collection of Sir Julius Wernher, London. 664. A HALT OF HUNTSMEN. Sm. 317 and SuppH 120.- At a fountain adorned with a figure of Pan, amidst trees, a hunting party of ladies and gentlemen take refreshment. Some are seated. In the left foreground a groom feeds the hounds. In the centre a gentleman leads a lady towards a fine stag which lies on the ground. On the right are the horses. A speckled white horse is held by a groom ; another is a grey. A mounted man blows a horn. In the distance is a hilly landscape. "This beautiful picture has become a little dark from time " (Sm.).
