Page:Hofstede de Groot catalogue raisonné, Volume 2, 1909.djvu/441

vin PHILIPS WOUWERMAN 425 nine dogs, some of whom are eating or drinking. Beyond is a landscape enlivened with trees, hills, and fountains. Canvas, 23^ inches by 21^ inches. Sale. G. J. de Servais, Malines, July 21, 1775, No. 172 (1000 florins). SS9 aa ' Starting for the Chase. On the left a cavalier takes leave of a lady. A maid-servant looks over a wall on which is an orange tree. Near the cavalier, a man holds a saddled grey horse. Farther away a huntsman on a bay horse blows a horn. Almost in front of him is another huntsman on a brown horse. Nearer the front is a falconer with hawk on wrist, who holds a dog in leash. Another dog runs before him. In the middle distance grooms water two horses and two dogs at a stream. Farther away are two travellers and other accessories. In the distance is a hilly landscape. Canvas, 22| inches by 28 inches. Sale. Jan Maul and others, Leyden, September 28, 1782, No. 105 (655 florins, Coders). 559*. Cavaliers and Ladies who go Hawking. Panel, 14 inches by 16 inches. Sale. J. van der Linden van Slingeland, Dordrecht, August 22, 1785, No. 517 (105 florins, Spruyt). 560. Starting for the Chase. A huntsman waters his grey horse at a fountain, and holds another horse by the bridle. In the middle distance a gentleman escorts a lady down the steps from a mansion. Farther away are other figures. Panel, 14 inches by 13 inches. Sale. Stephan Loquet and others, The Hague, September 8, 1789, No. 3 (606 florins, W. Coders). 561. Cavaliers and Ladies. On a broad staircase to the right. At one side are a coach with horses, and a cavalier near a large house. By Wouwerman or in his manner. Canvas. Sale. Amsterdam, November 14, 1791, No. 187. 561*. A Company on Horseback going to Hunt. A coach with four horses follows. A broad, open landscape. Panel, 16 inches by 21 inches. Sale. J. C. Wcrther, Amsterdam, April 25, 1792, No. 1 86. 562. Departure of the Hawking Party. Horsemen, guests, servants with dogs and pack-mules, beggars. [Pendant to 827.] Copper, 7 inches by 10 inches. Mentioned by Ch. Blanc, Le Tresor de la Curiosite, ii. 162-163. In the collection of Randon de Boisset. Sale. Choiseul Praslin, Paris, February 18, 1793 (12,000 francs, with pendant, Constantin).