292 JACOB VAN RUISDAEL SECT. cloud. Only a narrow strip on the horizon is in sunlight. In the right centre a fishing-boat with two sails makes for the right distance ; it stands out clear against the sky. Beyond to the left is a side view of the sunlit sail of another boat. In the left distance is the flat coast, with bushes and a church tower. In front of it, and not far off, sails another fishing-boat. [Compare 984.] Signed with the monogram on the left at foot ; canvas, 19 inches by 25^ inches. In the Kaiser Friedrich Museum, Berlin, 1906 catalogue, No. 8856 ; not at present exhibited. 943. A STORMY SEA. In front is a jetty defended by piles. Above it, in the distance, is a stumpy church tower. To the left is a vessel with white and brown sails. In the centre is a boat with two grey sails, and to the right is another with a brown sail. A very late work. Signed with the monogram on the shore to the right ; canvas, 24 inches by 26 inches. In the possession of the Paris dealer F. Kleinberger, from whom it was acquired in 1906. In the collection of Marcus Kappel, Berlin. 944. A Stormy Sea. With an effect of light. In front is rocky ground with three men, forming a fine contrast. Canvas, 42^ inches by 29 inches. Mentioned by De Sonneville, p. 13. In the Tardieu collection, Bordeaux. 945. A ROUGH SEA, Sm. 2. A storm is coming on. In the centre foreground the waves dash on two jetties. Near a beacon at the end of one jetty, two men with long poles wait to help a fishing-boat which is running under full sail for the harbour. Two other boats ride at anchor near the jetty, to the right. Dark cloudy sky. A " magnificent picture " (Sm.). Canvas, 37 inches by 51 inches. Another example, equally genuine, was in the possession of the London dealers Agnew. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1884, No. 191. Sales. Antony Sijdervelt, Amsterdam, April 23, 1766 (Terw. 519), No. 49 (250 florins, Loquet). Gerard Braamcamp, Amsterdam, July 31, 1771, No. 198 (264 florins, P. Fouquet). Paillet, Paris, July 19, 1802 (1460 francs). Bought privately by Sm. from the family of the Marquis Merialva, 1824 (for 9000 francs), and sold to the Earl of Liverpool (for .500). Sale. Earl of Liverpool, London, March 25, 1829 (j535 Lord Lansdowne). In the collection of the Marquess of Lansdowne, Bowood. 946. THE HAARLEMER MEER IN A STORM. In front, foaming waves break on piling. In the middle distance a boat with yellow
