250 JACOB VAN RUISDAEL SECT. 792. A VILLAGE ON A WOODED SLOPE. In the left middle distance, at the foot of a high wooded hill, is a village (said to be Spa). In front is a still pool, near which in the left foreground are bushes and a low tree, while to the right are two anglers in red. Rain-clouds in the sky are sunlit towards the horizon. The foliage has autumn tints. The figures are by Ruisdael himself. An early work. Signed with the monogram on the right at foot ; canvas, 20^ inches by 26 inches. Sale. Baron de Beurnonville, Paris, May 9, 1881, No. 456. In the possession of the Paris dealer F. Kleinberger. In the Habich collection, Kassel, from which it was acquired in 1884. In the Kaiser Friedrich Museum, Berlin, 1906 catalogue, No. 88 5F. 793. LANDSCAPE WITH COTTAGES. Sm. 292. In the left foreground is a dead willow ; to the right of it a little stream forms a waterfall. In the centre and to the right are portions of tree-trunks and large stones. In the right middle distance are two cottages, one thatched and the other tiled. A number of stone steps lead up to the door of the nearer cottage. A woman leans over the half-door to watch a seated boy with a dog. To the left is a rock with trees. In the distance a man with a sack on his back walks away. Possibly a scene in Westphalia. Signed in full on the right at foot, and dated 1653 ; canvas, 26 inches by 32 inches. In one of the Royal Prussian palaces. In the Kaiser Friedrich Museum, Berlin, 1906 catalogue, No. 893 ; it was in the Berlin Museum in 1835 (Sm., who valued it at .315). 794. BUILDING A BRICK HOUSE. The house stands in the right middle distance of a wooded landscape. In the centre fore- ground lie tree-trunks. Beyond is a drawbridge. Finely lighted clouds. A good early picture. [Possibly identical with 872*7.] Signed with the monogram on the right at foot ; panel, 13 inches by 13! inches. Sales. Engelberts and Tersteeg, Amsterdam, June 13, 1808, No. 130 (30 florins, Gruijter). C. Sedelmeyer, Paris, May 25, 1907, No. 167 (7600 francs). In the possession of the Paris dealer F. Kleinberger. In the collection of Marcus Kappel, Berlin. 795. LANDSCAPE WITH A GREAT OAK. The oak stands in the centre. A farm is on a road to the left. To the right is a view of the distance. On the road are several figures ; the nearest is a man in a red jacket. Signed with the monogram in the right centre ; canvas, 24! inches by 29 inches. In a London sale; bought in 1909 from the London dealers P. and D. Colnaghi. In the collection of Marcus Kappel, Berlin. 796. THE TUMBLE-DOWN HOUSE. The house stands in
