xin JACOB VAN RUISDAEL 149 A small picture. In the collection of Sir Audley Neeld, Grittleton House. 468. A WOODED LANDSCAPE ; EVENING. Sm. 340. On the right is a sedgy pool. Beyond is a cottage amid trees. To the left a rough road leads obliquely beside a hedge, in which are clumps of trees. On the road is a peasant. Signed with the monogram ; canvas, n inches by 15 inches. In the Commetter collection, Hamburg, 1835 (Sm.); given to the Kunsthalle. In the Hamburg Kunsthalle, 1887 catalogue, No. 155. 469. A QUIET WOODLAND SCENE. Sm. 341. On the right an oak grows on the bank of a sedgy pool, bordered by hills. To the left, at the foot of a fine oak, is a shepherd with sheep. Evening. Very similar in style to Vroom. Signed with the monogram ; panel, 8| inches by 9! inches. In the Commetter collection, Hamburg, 1835 (Sm.) ; given to the Kunsthalle. In the Hamburg Kunsthalle, 1887 catalogue, No. 156. 470. DUCK-SHOOTING ON A WOpDLAND POOL. In a woodland landscape fine oaks, beeches, and birches grow beside a pool filling the whole width of the foreground. To the left are dense masses of trees. To the right are scattered trees, through which is seen the hilly distance. A sportsman approaches to shoot ducks swimming on the pool. Signed on the right at foot with a doubtful signature. In the Hudtwalcker-Wesselhoeft collection, 1889 catalogue, pp. 17-18 ; bought for the Kunsthalle in 1889. In the Hamburg Kunsthalle. 471. A WOODED LANDSCAPE WITH A POOL IN FRONT. On a sandy road is a woman with a boy. On the water are a laden boat and a man rowing. Evening. A very early work with extremely dark shadows. The sun must be to the right, but its light is not visible except on the clouds and on some tree-trunks at the back. Signed in full on the right at foot. In the Hudtwalcker-Wesselhoeft collection, 1889 catalogue, pp. 17-18; bought for the Kunsthalle in 1889. In the Hamburg Kunsthalle. 471*. OUTSKIRTS OF A WOOD; EVENING. In front is a still pool, bordered on the right by a wood with autumn foliage. In the middle of the farther bank are four trees, reflected in the water. Beyond is sunlit country, with the outskirts of another wood in the distance. In the left foreground are sheep, with the shepherd standing behind them. In the left distance, above the tree-tops, are ranges of blue hills. Blue sky, with clouds touched by the golden light of the setting sun. Signed in full in the right centre at foot ; canvas, 14 inches by i8J inches.
