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vin PHILIPS WOUWERMAN 519 814. Two Marauders Captured. In a landscape. [Pendant to 189*.] Engraved. Sales. London, 1782 (36 : 155.). C. Armstrong, London, 1783 (33 : I : 6). 815. Military with Prisoners. Sm. Suppl. 80. An open sandy landscape. In front dismounted cavalry guard their prisoners, while their horses graze near trees. On the right a cart and horse descend a hilly road. Signed and dated 1647 '> canvas, 26 inches by 39 inches. Sales. Lord Stowell, London, June 17, 1836 (215 : 5s.). Joseph Marsland, London, June 6, 1840 (309 : 155.). 8 1 6. A Spy taken Prisoner. Sm. 436. In the left foreground are ten troopers with an officer on a bay horse. He looks at a spy, who stands carrying a basket of eggs on his arm and holds his right hand on his breast. Behind him stands a soldier ; beside him is a horseman seen from the back. Behind the officer a man in a buff coat stands holding the bridle of a grey horse. To the right is a similar scene ; soldiers laugh at a captive peasant who kneels imploring mercy. The other soldiers are playing cards, smoking, or cleaning their weapons. Beyond are trees and bushes and a distant view. "A picture of first-rate excellence" (Sm.). Canvas, 22^ inches by 30 inches. Mentioned by Ch. Blanc, Le Trtsor de la Curiosite, ii. 449. Sales. Le Brun, Paris, April n, 1791 (7301 francs). Sereville, Paris, January 21, 1812 (12,020 francs). Comte de Perregaux, Paris, December 8, 1841, No. 40 (35,100 francs) ; it was in this collection in 1829 (Sm.). 8 1 6a. A Spy held by a Soldier. In the Von Bartels collection, Berlin, 1863 (Parthey, ii. 80 1). 8 1 6b. The Spy. A group of horsemen in bivouac. On the left a countryman is brought in as a spy. Canvas. In the Rinecker collection, WUrzburg, 1863 (Parthey, ii. 80 1). 817. TWO CAVALIERS FIGHTING A DUEL. Sm. 511. In a meadow two horsemen are firing at each other : one man on a bay horse is seen partly from the back ; the other man on a grey horse is seen partly from the front. The seconds are posted in the right foreground and the left middle distance. Beyond are a village and hills. Signed on the left at foot with the monogram ; panel, 13^ inches by 1 6 inches. Purchased from the Crozat collection, Paris, 1751. In the Dresden inventory of 1754 (ii. 415). In the Royal Picture Gallery, Dresden, 1905 catalogue, No. 1456. 8170. Cavaliers fighting a Duel. In a landscape, a duel between two horsemen with their swords. In the distance are other figures.