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272 PHILIPS WOUWERMAN SECT. posts towards the left. Two gentlemen stand on the right watching him ; another spectator is a mounted huntsman with hawk on wrist, standing farther back and facing to the front. In front of them a little boy lies on the ground, holding in leash a he-goat that tries to run away. On the extreme right a groom leads a saddled horse back to its stable. On the left a man is taking a riding-lesson in front of a cavalier and a lady. In the background to the right is a square tower among houses, while to the left is a landscape with houses amidst trees. On the horizon are hills. A "superb picture" (Sm.). Canvas, 25 inches by 33 inches. Engraved by Moyreau, No. 43, as " L'Acad^mie du Manage," 1741. In the collection of the Prince d'Isenghien, 1741 (Sm.). In the collection of the Comte de Milly, 1742. Acquired by the Empress Catherine IJ. In the Hermitage Palace, St. Petersburg, 1901 catalogue, No. 998 ; it was there in 1842 (Sm., who valued it at ^1200). 58. A RIDING-SCHOOL IN THE OPEN. Near a round tower, two grooms are breaking-in a grey horse which is tied to a post. To the left a horseman makes his bright-bay leap over a bar. Farther left a saddled horse is tied to a post ; two cavaliers and a page carrying his master's sword stand near. From the back a groom comes riding a grey horse out of its stable. In the centre foreground are some dogs ; to the left, children, on a bundle of straw near the stable wall, are looking on. This picture shows strong Italian influence. The brown of the buildings dominates the colour-scheme. An early work. In the left-hand bottom corner are traces of a monogram ; canvas, 24^ inches by 31 inches. Acquired by the Empress Catherine II. In the Hermitage Palace, St'. Petersburg, 1901 catalogue, No. 999. 59. A RIDING-SCHOOL IN THE OPEN. In the collection of Count Orloff Davidoff, St. Petersburg. 60. A RIDING-SCHOOL IN THE OPEN. In the right foreground a page holds the bridle of a rearing horse. A person sits in front of the stable looking on ; a little boy runs away. At a post in the centre stands the riding-master, lifting his whip at a little dog which barks at him. A horseman gallops to the left. Farther away, near a wall, are two men and a horse that is afraid of water. To the left is a beggar. High on the right hangs a coat-of-arms in a lozenge ; dexter, argent paly gules, above sable an ornament (?) argent ; sinister, a field argent. A work of the master's maturity. Signed on the left with the full monogram; panel, 17^ inches by 15 inches. In the collection of King Gustavus III. of Sweden. In the National Museum, Stockholm, 1900 catalogue, No. 710. 61. A RIDING-SCHOOL IN THE OPEN. A gentleman in blue gallops a brown horse round a post in the centre ; near him is a