ISO JACOB VAN RUISDAEL SECT. Sale. Bleuland, Utrecht, May 6, 1839, No. 290. In the Mestern collection, Hamburg, 1874 catalogue, No. 12. In the Weber collection, Hamburg, 1907 catalogue, No. 296 (old No. 249). 472. A BEECH WOOD WITH A VISTA. In front is a placid pool. To the right is a little ruin. On a path are a lady and gentleman ; near them is a woman in a red jacket. A storm is coming on. Signed in full on the right at foot ; canvas, 2i inches by 26^ inches. In the Hanover Provincial Museum, 1891 catalogue, No. 476. 473. A WOODED RIVER LANDSCAPE. To the left on a low bank are great trees whose leafy branches hang down into a stream. On the water are two peasants in a boat ; one rows, the other stands up. On the right is a low wooded hill. In front is a high tree with yellow autumn foliage. A blue sky with white clouds. Signed on the left with the monogram ; panel, 13 inches by 16 inches. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1884, No. 136. Sale. Massey Mainwaring, London, March 16, 1907, No. 25 (.273, Agnew). In the possession of the Paris dealer F. Kleinberger. In the collection of Arthur Maier, Karlsbad. 474. WILD-DUCK SHOOTING. A pool surrounded by trees fills the whole foreground and stretches away into the centre distance. In the right foreground is a boat. A sportsman in red, standing up in the boat in profile to the left, aims at ducks flying to the left across the pool. At the right end of the boat sits a woman, holding a handkerchief to her face with her right hand. In the bow is a dog ready to jump. Signed on the boat with the monogram; canvas, 15 inches by 17^ inches. Engraved in outline by Muxel in the Leuchtenberg Gallery. In the Leuchtenberg collection, St. Petersburg, 1886 catalogue, No. 128. In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, " Catalogue of TOO Paintings," 1902, No. 38. Sale. C. Sedelmeyer, Paris, May 25, 1907, No. 168 (6700 francs). In the possession of the Paris dealer F. Kleinberger. In the collection of Arthur Maier, Karlsbad. 475. A WOOD WITH A POOL. On the pool in the left fore- ground are four ducks ; on the right two storks stand in the water near some broken branches. Beyond is a woodland path with travellers. All round is a dense dark wood. Storm-clouds in the sky. The birds, according to the catalogue, are by Wijntrack, but this does not seem very probable ; it is more likely that they were inserted at a much later date. Panel, 22 inches by 28 inches. In the Karlsruhe Museum, 1894 catalogue, No. 335. 476. A LITTLE STREAM IN A WOOD. The stream fills the foreground and broadens out towards the distance. The banks are lined with trees and bushes. Two men load a boat near the bank. On a hill in the distance are the ruins of a castle. On the horizon is a range of hills. Cloudy sky.
