xiii JACOB VAN RUISDAEL 189 Signed on the left at foot with the monogram ; canvas, 44 inches by 37 inches. In the collection of Sir Charles Robinson, London. In the collection of Karl von Hollitscher, Berlin. In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, "Catalogue of 100 Paintings," 1902, No. 39. Sale. C. Sedelmeyer, Paris, May 25, 1907, No. 165 (5800 francs, Copen- hagen Museum). In the Copenhagen Museum. 599. A ROAD THROUGH A WOOD. Sm. Suppl. 90. The road winds away to the left of the centre, curving round a bank with bushes in the left foreground. On the right farther back is a little pool. Near this a man and a boy come forward along the road. The man carries a sack on his back, and holds the boy with his right hand. In front of them are two dogs ; the dog to the right has startled a bird. Farther back a traveller limps away, leaning on his stick. In the distance is a shepherd with sheep. Clear in tone, with a bright sky. Signed on the left at foot ; canvas, 20 inches by 26^ inches. In the possession of Bourgeois, Paris, before 1842 (priced at 5500 francs). Sales. Th. Patureau, Paris, April 20, 1857, No. 32. Christophe van Loo, of Ghent, Paris, 1881. Rikoff, Paris, December 4, 1907, No. 16 (33,000 francs, Boyer). 600. THE EDGE OF A WOOD. A wood on high ground fills more than the left half of the middle distance. A road with deep ruts leads down to a pool which occupies a small portion of the foreground. The lower part of the road has been mended with logs, laid diagonally ; higher up, the wood is in full sunlight. A woodcutter with a frisking dog comes down the road. In the wood, beyond the road, two persons converse ; farther back is a cottage. In the right middle distance, behind a fence, two persons go to the left towards the wood. Beyond is a view of a mountain valley. Signed on the right at foot ; canvas, 26 inches by 34 inches. Sale. Rikoff, Paris, December 4, 1907, No. 17 (8500 francs, Depret). In the possession of the Paris dealer J. Depret. 6ooa. A Wooded River Scene. With a peasant. Panel, 5 inches by 6 inches. Sale. H. Zoeppritz, London, May 15, 1908, No. 24 (5 : 55., Streletskie). 6oob. A Wooded Landscape. With large and lofty trees and a stream. On a road, leading to the foreground, a horseman and a man on foot converse. Grey clouds. Signed in full on the left at foot, and dated 1659 ; canvas, 21 inches by 29^ inches. Sale. Munich, December 16, 1908, No. 118. 6ooc. A Road through a Wood. Three men are on a road lead- ing to a hill shaded by great oaks. In front a sportsman walks through a
