274 JACOB VAN RUISDAEL SECT. In the collection of King Louis XVI. In the Louvre, Paris, 1902 catalogue, No. 2559 ; valued by the experts in 1816 (at 7000 francs). 891. Landscape. On the right is a steep winding road, with two great trees to the left of it and a cottage to the right. A man leaning on a stick goes up the road. In the distance to the left are a meadow and a village ; to the right a church tower rises amid trees. Apparently genuine ; the glass prevents a close examination of picture or signature. Signed in full on the right at foot ; panel, 9 inches by 12 inches. In the collection of King Louis XV. In the Louvre, Paris, 1902 catalogue, No. 2561. 892. DUNES, WITH A VILLAGE. In the left centre are two high trees. To the left of them is a thatched shed with a wheel under it. Behind it to the left is a house, and in the distance is a church with a tower. To the right of the trees are other cottages and low trees. In front are sandy roads ; along one of them a man walks towards the village, carrying two pails on a yoke ; beside him to the right is a boy carrying a yoke. A piece five or six inches wide has been added to the foot of the panel. This picture differs so far from Ruisdael's other early works as almost to make one think of Jacob Salomonszoon van Ruysdael. Signed in full and dated 1647 though the catalogue says 1643 ; panel, i inches by 27 inches. In the collection of Comte de Baudouin, Paris. In the Hermitage Palace, St. Petersburg, 1901 catalogue, No. 1139. 893. Landscape with a Withered Willow. The willow on the right is supported by planks. Farther back are a sandhill, a cottage, a barn, and a haystalk. In the centre sit a woman and a boy playing with a dog. Near the cottage-door stands a man. Storm clouds in the sky. The catalogue says that the signature is false and that the picture is possibly by J. Rombouts. It may, however, be by Ruisdael, but is probably by R. van Vries. Signed in full, on a plank by the willow ; panel, 9! inches by 8 inches. Acquired by the Empress Catherine II. In the Hermitage Palace, St. Petersburg, 1901 catalogue, No. 1140. 894. DUNES. Sm. 303. Many trees and much heath. On a low bank in the centre foreground are two great trees ; to the left, and farther back, is a dense wall of trees and bushes. From the centre foreground a road leads to the right side and then forks. On the left branch a man, with a sack on his back and a stick on his shoulder, walks away, followed by a dog. On the right branch stands a man conversing with a seated woman. In the manner of Hobbema. Signed with the monogram on the right at foot ; panel, 13^ inches by i8J inches. In the Crozat collection, Paris. In the Hermitage Palace, St. Petersburg; 1901 catalogue, No. 1142; it was there in 1835 (Sm., who valued it at
