xni JACOB VAN RUISDAEL 255 813. LANDSCAPE WITH A VILLAGE. Viewed from a hill at the foot of which lies the village. Somewhat dark, but a very fine sky. The unpretentious figures are by Ruisdael himself. Signed in full ; canvas, 28 inches by 35 inches. In the collection of the Marquess of Hertford. In the Wallace Collection, London, 1908 catalogue, No. 156. 814. A COTTAGE UNDER LOFTY OAKS. A broad road leads from the front, past a great oak, to a brick bridge and a cottage standing amid trees and bushes in the middle distance. In the right background are dunes in the dull light of a sombre sky. An early work. Signed in full the name is spelt with a y at foot on the road ; panel, 27 inches by 36 inches. In the Schmidt collection, Berlin ; acquired from it by the Berlin Museum in 1873. In the Berlin Museum, 1883 catalogue, No. 8990 ; transferred to Mtinstcr. In the Miinster Museum. 815. THE COTTAGE. Beyond a bend in a river, which fills the foreground, a cottage sheltered by a tree stands on the steep bank : a woman in red is near it. In the centre is another cottage, leaning over the water and supported by a beam. To the right are slender trees and an elder bush in bloom. In the right foreground are a great tree, with a patch of bark stripped off, and bushes. Between the two cottages is seen the landscape. Pale-blue sky, with clouds touched on the left with golden light. Signed in full on the left, and dated 164- ; panel, 17^ inches by 15 inches. Given by De Saint-Beaussant in 1845 to Nancy. In the Nancy Museum, 1897 catalogue, No. 282. 816. A BRICK HOUSE ON A LITTLE HILL. In the centre of the middle distance stands the house. To the right is another little cottage. To the right, behind, and to the left are bushes. In front the hill is covered with bushes. In the right foreground a road winds round the hill. The chimney of the house is smoking. Pale-blue sky with transparent clouds in the distance. Signed with the monogram on the right at foot ; panel, 22 inches by 25 inches. In the collection of Rodolphe Kann, Paris, 1907 catalogue, No. 80. In the possession of the dealers, Duveen Brothers, Paris. 817. A VILLAGE STREET IN LATE SUMMER. To the left, in front of a group of houses amid trees, is a tall pole with the Dutch flag. A woman in a red jacket and a blue skirt comes forward along a rough path ; a white dog runs in front. A peasant and a boy come from the right where two other houses are seen amid trees. Blue sky with white clouds. Signed with the monogram ; panel, 12 inches by 14 inches. Sale. Brunswick, Vienna, February 20, 1904. In the possession of the Paris dealer F. Kleinberger.
