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vin PHILIPS WOUWERMAN 547 888<r. Soldiers and Horsemen in front of Tents. By one of the Wouwermans. In the mill-house at Sans Souci (Parthey, ii. 813). 888^. Horsemen at a Sutler's Booth. Soldiers at the back. Sale. Bryant, London, 1865 (78 : 155., Graves). Three Horse-Soldiers at a Sutler's Booth. Sm. 164 and Suppl. 130. One soldier has dismounted from a light-roan horse and sits facing the spectator ; he is caressing a girl, at whose feet lies a dog. Another soldier, wearing armour, rides a bay horse. The third man, a trumpeter, is mounted and seen nearly full face ; he sounds a call. Farther back, on the opposite side, are soldiers on foot. "A choice example of the master " (Sm.). [Pendant to 292. Compare 847.] Panel, i6| by 14 inches. Sales. Tronchin, Paris, 1780 (2300 francs). Montesquiou, Paris, December 9, 1788 (5000 francs, with pendant). In the collection of Baron Delessert, Paris, 1842 (Sm.), and there called " La Trompette." Sale. Delessert, Paris, March 15, 1869, No. 107 (25,500 or 26,500 francs). 890. A Camp. Sm. 380. A camp in a hilly landscape on a cold and cloudy day. In the foreground a party of cavalry have dis- mounted. In the centre stands a fine grey horse in profile to the right ; the saddle is of velvet, and pistols are in the holsters. The rider stands behind it. To the right stands a brown horse with its head down. Farther right two soldiers sit at a fire, one holding a beer-jug, the other smoking a pipe. A third soldier stands on the extreme right, almost facing the spectator, with his hands behind his back. Behind him comes a man on a pack-horse, with a big dog. On the left a woman with a child and a man ride away behind a laden baggage-waggon. A cripple, hat in hand, stands begging in the left foreground. A dog barks at him. In the middle distance are two tents ; in front of them sit a soldier and a girl, while a woman stands holding a child. In the right distance is the camp. "An excellent picture " (Sm.). Panel, 14 inches by 17 inches. Engraved by Le Bas, 1742, as "Hake de Cavalerie." In the collection of Duplex de Bacquencourt, 1742. In the collection of William Wells of Redleaf, 1829 (Sm., who valued it at 315). Sales. William Wells of Redleaf, London, May 12, 1848 (399, Brown). Schneider, Paris, April 6, 1876, No. 45. 891. A Sutler's Booth. At the entrance to a camp several soldiers halt at a sutler's booth. In the centre are a bay horse and a grey which rears while a trumpeter in red sounds a call. The two riders are on the right with comrades and a young woman whom a man is caressing. A