428 MEINDERT HOBBEMA SECT. woman ford it. Two roads lead to the bank. One comes from a cottage amid trees in the distance ; in front of the door are three figures. The other road goes to the right edge of the frame, over a bridge which a man crosses. Between the roads is a clump of tall trees. To the right is a vista between trees, with two figures standing. Fresh colour and strong handling. A " delightful picture " (Sm.). Signed in full on the left at foot ; panel, 21 inches by 27 inches. Sale. J. Gildemeester, Amsterdam, 1800 (2160 florins). In the collection of Hodshon, 1835 (Sm.). Sale. Hodgshon ROell, Amsterdam, April 25, 1872, No. 9 (4.5,000 florins). 2270. A Wooded Landscape with a Pool. Two figures on a road. Sale. Sheffield, London, 1874 (^236 : 55., Boore). 228. A Woodland Glade. To right and left are tall trees, oaks and birches. In the centre is a little glade, closing with a little hill on which a man sits smoking. The sunlight falls from the left through the trees upon the glade. Signed in full, and dated 1661 ; panel, 15^ inches by 19 inches. Sale. Carl Triepel, Munich, September 28, 1874, No. 59. 228*7. A Wooded Landscape. Signed ; panel, 22 inches by 28^ inches. Sale. J. Eduard de Vries, Amsterdam, January 25, 1876, No. 7. 228^. A Wooded Landscape with Peasants. i6J inches by 34 inches. Sale. A. Levy, London, June 16, 1876 (997 : ios.). 228*:. A Wooded Landscape with Cottages. 42 inches by 54 inches. In the collection of Lord Radnor. Sale. Lord Malmesbury, London, July i, 1876 (1102 : ios., Sale). 229. A Wooded Landscape with a Roadside Cottage. The cottage stands on the farther side of the road, on which are figures. In front are a man, a woman, and a boy. Signed in full ; panel, 20^ inches by 26^ inches. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1878, No. 86. Sale. H. Muilman, Amsterdam, April 12, 1813, No. 62. In the collection of Robert Williams, London, 1878. 229*. A Woodland Scene with Three Figures. Other figures in the background. Felled trees. Sale. Cave, London, 1881 (.850, bought in). 230. A Wooded Landscape. A little stream winds away beside a broad road on the bank. In front two travellers are resting. Beyond the stream two persons are walking with a dog.
