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420 PHILIPS WOUWERMAN SECT. 545. STARTING FOR THE CHASE (or, A Gentleman uncoupling a Brace of Dogs). Sm. 176 and Suppl. 98. A hilly land- scape. In the centre foreground stands a dark bay horse in profile to the right. The rider stands to the left, uncoupling two dogs. To the right, farther back, a lady sits on a grey horse, seen from the back in a three- quarter view. She turns her head towards a beggar standing on the right, who asks an alms. In the middle distance is a tree with scanty foliage. From the left comes a milkmaid carrying two pails on a yoke. A hazy morning. " This is a clear and good example of the master" (Sm.). Panel, 14 inches by 15^ inches. Mentioned by Ch. Blanc, Le Tresor de la Curiosite, ii. 441. Sales. Elias van der Hoeven, Rotterdam, July 20, 1768 (Terw. 662), No. I (550 florins). Comte de Merle, Paris, March i, 1784 (1310 francs). M. Zachary, London, 1828 (262 : ros.). Charles J. West, London, 1835 (142 : i6s.) Heris (Eire collection), Paris, March 25, 1841, No. 13 (6050 francs). Bought by Arteria, after the He"ris sale, and sold by him (for ^400), 1842 (Sm.) Sale. Edmund Higginson of Saltmarsh Castle, London, June 4, 1846 (304: ios., Gritten). In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, " Catalogue of 300 Paintings," 1898, No. 232. In the collection of the late Rodolphe Kann, Paris, bought as a whole in 1907 by the London dealers Duveen Brothers ; 1907 catalogue, No. 95. In the collection of Edouard Kann, Paris. 546. Horsemen starting for the Chase. Two pictures. 6 inches by 4 inches (in the canvas). Sale. Woronzow, Florence, April 23, 1900, No. 498 (Kleinberger) ; one has been sold to Paterson, the London dealers, the other to E. Warneck, Paris. 547. STARTING FOR THE CHASE. A cavalier in red with a plumed hat is about to mount a grey horse which stands to the left, facing to the right front in a three-quarter view j a groom adjusts the bridle. The cavalier strokes a dog which jumps up at him ; another dog crouches in front of him. To the right is a mounted huntsman with a hawk on his left wrist ; his back is to the spectator. Between this man and the cavalier, but farther back, is a lady on a grey horse facing the spectator. From the right a man-servant with refreshments comes down the steps from a building that is only visible in part. Signed with the monogram ; panel, 14 inches by n^- inches. On the back is the inscription : " Je prie mon fils de conserver ce tableau comme souvenir de sa mere qui 1'aime de tout son coeur. La duchesse de 1'Infantado, ne'e princesse de Salm- Salm." In the possession of the Paris dealer C. Sedelmeyer, " Catalogue of loo Paintings," 1897, No. 46. In the collection of Dr. Paul Miiller, Paris.