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422 PHILIPS WOUWERMAN SECT. sits on the ground with a jug in his hand. In the background to the right are a man bathing, two men by the riverside, and other figures. Signed on the left at foot with the full monogram ; canvas, 26^ inches by 20 inches. Engraved by Moyreau, 1755, No. 8 1, as "La Grotte de 1'Abreuvoir." Sale. Crozat, Baron de Thiers, Paris, 1755. In the Hermitage Palace, St Petersburg, 1901 catalogue, No. 1033. 551. Departure of the Hawking Party. Sm. 352 ; M. 57. In the right middle distance is the entrance to a mansion ; it resembles a pavilion. In front of it is a fountain with a figure of Neptune ; horses are watering. In the foreground is a hunting party mounted. In front comes a man blowing a trumpet j then come two ladies and a cavalier with a hawk on a grey horse, followed by grooms and dogs. On the right a boy runs after a dog. On the left are two women, one seated, the other standing with a basket on her head. A shepherd salutes the party ; a dog is near him. A wide distant view. It is questionable whether this is the original of Moyreau's engraving. Canvas, 19 inches by 26 inches. Mentioned by Hofstede de Groot, Sammlung Schubart, 38. Engraved by Moyreau, 1748, No. 57, as " La Fontaine de Neptune." In the St. Port collection, 1748. Sale. Dr. M. Schubart, Munich, October 28, 1899, No. 86. In the collection of the late Gustav von Hoschek, Prague, 1907 catalogue, No. 138. 552. DEPARTURE OF THE HAWKING PARTY. In front of a mansion on the right some members of a hawking party, includ- ing a lady with a hawk, are about to ride away to the left, past some itinerant musicians, towards the open distance. Others are mounting their horses. A rider on a grey horse is taking a glass of wine from a man- servant. [Pendant to 553.] Signed on the left at foot with the full monogram ; panel, 19 inches by 26 inches. From the Schleissheim Gallery. In the Picture Gallery, Schleissheim, 1905 catalogue, No. 897. 553. DEPARTURE OF THE HAWKING PARTY. In front of a mansion on the right a mounted huntsman with a horn gives the signal for departure. The people staying behind give their musical greetings from the top of a high garden wall. Among the huntsmen are a man with a hawk on a grey horse, and a lady in white satin whose horse is held by a groom, while a negro offers her a dish of fruit. To the left is a distant view. [Pendant to 552.] Signed on the left at foot with the full monogram ; panel, 19 inches by 26 inches. From the Schleissheim Gallery. In the Picture Gallery, Schleissheim, 1905 catalogue, No. 898. 554- STARTING FOR THE CHASE. A lady, facing right, on a brown and white spotted horse, extends her right hand towards a