i 3 4 JACOB VAN RUISDAEL SECT. 418. A WOODED LANDSCAPE WITH A WATER- FALL. In the centre a stream flows over great rocks down into the foreground. In the right foreground lies a shattered white tree-trunk, with one end in the water. Beyond it is the wooded and hilly bank, with a cottage in the centre. On the bank to the left are a man in a red jacket, a woman, and sheep ; beyond are trees. Hills in the distance. [Probably identical with 367.] Signed in full on the left ; canvas, 40! inches by 51 inches. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1877, No. 199. In the collection of Sir Hugh Hume Campbell, Bart., Marchmont House, 1857 (Waagen, Suppl. 44.1) ; and in 1877. In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, "Catalogue of 100 Paintings," 1895, No. 35. 419. A WATERFALL WITH RUINS IN THE DIS- TANCE. Sm. 132. In the middle distance is a large still pool ; on a little island in it are three sheep. The water flows down to the front in a foaming waterfall, and fills the whole breadth of the picture. On the bank in the left foreground is a tree-stump ; to the right lie three tree-trunks, with three figures near. On the right, beyond the pool, a shepherd drives his flock along a road leading up a hill, on which are a square wooden tower and a cottage with a red-tiled roof. To the left of this is a cottage amid trees. On the left beyond the pool are more trees, through which are seen sunlit ruins. Cloudy sky ; sunset. Signed in full in the right foreground ; canvas, 27^ inches by 22 inches. Etched by Leterrier ; lithographed by F. Gerach. In the collection of Prince Esterhazy, Vienna, 1835 catalogue, p. 8, No. 14. Safes. Count Cajetan Brunetti, Vienna, January 12, 1871, No. 89 (20,000 florins). F. J. Gsell, Vienna, March 14, 1872, No. 98 (27,000 florins). A. Dreyfus, Paris, May 29, 1889. A. Dreyfus de Gonzales, Paris, June 8, 1896, No. 4. In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, "Catalogue of loo Paintings," 1896, No. 39. 419*. A Broad Mountain Stream with a Waterfall. The stream rushes foaming between wooded and rocky banks into the fore- ground. On a steep hill stands a house amid high trees. A wooden bridge, on which are a shepherd and sheep, crosses from this point to the opposite bank. Signed in full ; panel, 29 inches by 24 inches. Sale. Wurster, Cologne, June 15, 1896, No. 270. 420. A WOODED HILL LANDSCAPE WITH A WATERFALL. In front is a broad waterfall over rocks. On the bank to the left lie some bare birch-stems. On the right, farther back in the middle distance, is a cottage in front of a wooded hill, above which
