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S o6 PHILIPS WOUWERMAN SECT. Signed on the left at foot with the full monogram ; panel, 14 inches by 19 inches. In the chief inventory of 1749, No. 22. Sale. (Possibly) The Hague, December 1 1, 1753, No. 18. In the Schloss Altstadt, Kassel, 1783 inventory, No. 46. At the Louvre, Paris, 1806-15. In the Picture Gallery, Kassel, 1903 catalogue, No. 361 (old No. 334). 783. A CAVALRY FIGHT WITH ORIENTALS. In the foreground an Oriental on a grey horse with uplifted sword gallops to the right. A trooper rides against him and fires his pistol. To the right a horse has fallen ; an enemy cuts at the rider with his sword. A dead man lies among the horses. In the right distance a line of infantry fire a volley at the Orientals attacking from the left. Panel, 9 inches by i8| inches. In the Conde Museum, Chantilly, 1899 catalogue, No. 134. 784. A BATTLE WITH THE TURKS. Sm. Suppl. 256.- On the right is a fortress on a low hill ; on the left is a view into a valley. Christian horsemen gallop from the left, Turks from the right. Notable in the foreground are a negro lancer on a white horse and a horseman with a shield of curious workmanship. " A good specimen of the master" (Sm.). Signed on the left at foot with the last monogram ; canvas, 33 inches by 41 inches. Acquired for Dresden in 1710 by Lemmers from Antwerp. In the Royal Picture Gallery, Dresden, 1905 catalogue, No. 1451 (Sm. valued it in 1842 at 300). 785. A Cavalry Fight between Christians and Orientals. In the centre a cuirassier on a rearing horse thrusts with his lance at an armoured foot-soldier who tries to drag him from the saddle. In front, another soldier has flung his enemy backwards, and, seizing him by the hair, cuts at him with his sword. To the left, two Oriental horsemen, one of them seen from the back, defend themselves against the thrust of a pikeman. Behind the group is a mounted ensign with his banner over his left shoulder ; he raises his left arm, and seems to call to the horse- men in front. To the right a grey horse has fallen ; its rider lies behind it. In the distance men are busy with the frightened horses of a broken- down baggage- waggon. In the Prado, Madrid. 786. A CAVALRY FIGHT BETWEEN CHRISTIANS AND TURKS. Sm. 57 and 421. In the centre is a group of Christians. In front, a man on a grey horse fires his pistol at a Turk with a curved sword on the left, where there are other horsemen and foot- soldiers. To the right, beyond a fallen horse, is a distant view. One standard is dark yellow, the other red. The whole scene is veiled in smoke. [Compare 787.] Signed on the left with the full monogram ; panel, 13^ inches by i8 inches.