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448 PHILIPS WOUWERMAN SECT. In the Mannheim Gallery. In the Aeltere Pinakothek, Munich, 1904 catalogue, No. 496 ; it was there in 1829 (Sm. valued it at 735 in 1829, and at 1000 in 1842). 626. THE STAG HUNT. Sm. 7 ; M. 13. A wooded land- scape with a large sheet of water on the left. Three riders and hounds on the left cut off a stag which has taken to the water. On the bank in front a groom holds back a hound, while two other men run after the stag. Farther away are a lady and two huntsmen on horseback, a man blowing a horn, and two other figures. In the background are a tent and a river, with hills beyond. [Pendant to 371, according to Sm.] Copper, 12 inches by if| inches. Mentioned by Ch. Blanc, Le Trtsor de la Curiosite, i. 337-338, ii. 68, 99. Engraved by Moyreau, No. 13, as "La Petite Chasse au Cerf " ; and by Daudet in the Musee Francais (1803-11). Sales. Comtesse de Verrue, Paris, March 27, 1737 (1400 francs, with pendant). See note to 371. Quentin de Lorangere, Paris, March 2, 1744 (1050 francs). Blondel de Gagny, Paris, December 10, 1776, No. ill (6620 francs). Blondel d'Azincourt, Paris, February 10, 1783, No. 5 (7901 francs). Comte de Vaudreuil, Paris, November 24, 1784, No. 47 (9000 francs, Paillet). In the collection of Louis XVI. In the Louvre, Paris, 1903 catalogue, No. 2625 (valued by the experts in 1816 at 10,000 francs). 627. Hunting the Roe. A hunting party of three cavaliers and three ladies follows a roe at which numerous hounds bark. A huntsman blows a horn. One of the cavaliers is striking the roe with a spear. In the background is a mansion with a lake in front. Beyond is a hill. Blue sky with light clouds. Signed in the centre at foot with the monogram ; panel, 8 inches by ii inches. Sale. (Possibly) Lucy Copcman and others, London, 1898, No. 58. In the collection of Jules Porges, Paris. 628. A STAG HUNT. Sm. 70 and Suppl. no. A river flows through the middle of a hilly landscape. On the right bank, near the edge of a wood, a numerous company of ladies and gentlemen on horse- back follow a stag and a hind who take to the water. In the right fore- ground a lady in pink sits on the grass conversing with a cavalier who offers her an orange. Near her are another cavalier and a jester, beside whom stands a lady in blue playing with a dog and holding a hawk on her wrist. Farther left a cavalier helps a lady in yellow to mount. Nearer the centre are a huntsman with hawk on wrist on a bay horse, two falconers on foot, a beater, and other figures. On the left two hunts- men and a lady with slack reins ride into the river after the stag. On the same side are a big tower and the walls of a country house, from which comes a man blowing a horn on a grey horse, followed by hounds. On the terrace of the tower, numerous cavaliers and ladies watch the sport.