256 JACOB VAN RUISDAEL SECT. 818. LANDSCAPE WITH A POOL. Sm. 301. On the pool in the left foreground are two men in a boat. On the farther bank are two stone buildings enclosed in a brick wall partly hidden by trees. By the water's edge a woman washes linen. On a hill in the left distance is a wind-mill, with a church tower beyond. Genuine, but unusual in subject and very dark (as Sm. noted in 1835). Canvas, 27 inches by 32^ inches. Acquired by the Empress Catherine II. In the Hermitage Palace, St. Petersburg, 1901 catalogue, No. 1144; it was there in 1835 (Sm., who valued it at ^120). 8 1 Sa. COTTAGES BY A POOL. Signed in full on the right at foot ; 9^ inches by i inches. In the collection of Abraham Hume. In the collection of John G. Johnson, Philadelphia. 819. A PARK WITH A COUNTRY HOUSE. The house is in the centre. In front are a fir tree and small figures. In the collection of Lord Savile, Rufford Abbey. 820. A SUMMER LANDSCAPE. In the right middle distance is a group of trees with an elder bush in bloom. To the right, at the edge of the picture, is a thatched cottage. To the left is a road with deep ruts and a pool. At the roadside sits a peasant ; another man with a dog stands in front of him. Beyond are a field enclosed by a hedge and thatched roofs under trees. Cloudy sky. [Compare 85 1#.] Signed with the monogram ; panel, 18 inches by 25 inches. A copy was in the sale: Martin Schubart, Munich, October 23, 1899, No. 62. In the Weimar Museum, 1894 catalogue, No. 171. 820*7. A Rustic Barn. Sale. Govert Looten, Amsterdam, March 31, 1729 (Hoet, i. 336), No. 79 (i florin 15). 820^. A Cottage. An exterior. Very good. Sale. Guerin and others, The Hague, September 13, 1740 (Terw. 31), No. 79 but No. 93 of the original catalogue (25 florins 5 with 6280 2 florins 2). 820^. View of a Village. Sale. D. N. A. Z., The Hague, November 24, 1744, No. 74 (i florin 18). %2od. View of a Village with Sheep. Sale. D. letswaart, Amsterdam, April 22, 1749 (Hoet, ii. 245), No. 107 but No. 113 of the original catalogue (9 florins 10, Ketelaar). 820-?. Landscape with a Cottage. 12 inches by u inches. Sale. Amsterdam, April 17, 1759, No. 53 (8 florins 5, Gromme).
