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vni PHILIPS WOUWERMAN 599 Sale. Sir Lawrence Dundas, Bart., London, May 29, 1794 (74:113., with pendant). In the collection of the Duchesse de Berry, 1829 (Sm., who valued the pair at 105). In the possession of the London dealer M. Colnaghi, spring 1895. In the possession of the Vienna dealer Miethke, June 1895 ; bought from him by D. Franken of Le Vdsinet to present to the Haarlem Museum. In the Haarlem Town Museum, 1907 catalogue, No. 300 (old No. 240^). 1039*. The Milkmaid. Sale. Hendrik Bagh, Leyden, August 24, 1761, No. 18 (21 florins). 1040. A Boy with Three Hounds. He holds the hounds in a leash, and stands on the road near a cliff. A dead hare hangs from a stick over his shoulder. Near him, but farther back under the cliff to the right, a man sits on a sack and looks towards the left distance, where two horsemen ride into a river. The catalogue questions the attribution to Wouwerman, apparently without reason. Signed on the right at foot with a very unusual monogram ; panel, 13^ inches by 10 inches. Presented by Count Lamberg to the Academy. In the Vienna Academy, 1900 catalogue, No. 737. 1041. THE YOUNG BIRD-CATCHERS. Sm. Suppl. 50. Near a large and almost bare willow a little boy and girl hide behind a grassy bank. They are laying snares and catching finches in a net spread on the grass. Beyond are a river and a country house. Near the children a boy with a stick and a peasant on a grey horse look on. Very light in tone. [Pendant to 598.] Signed on the left at foot with the full monogram ; panel, 9 inches by n^ inches. Acquired by the Empress Catherine II. In the Palace at Tsarskoe Selo, near St. Petersburg, 1 842 (Sm., who valued it at 120). In the Hermitage Palace, St. Petersburg, 1901 catalogue, No. 1037. 1041*7. Two Children playing with a Goat. Not far away are a dog, a cock, and a hen. In the distance are two figures and sheep. Panel, inches by 6 inches. Sales. Van Schorel, Antwerp, June 7, 1774, No. 87. Antwerp, October 2, 1797, No. n. (Probably) Boymans, Utrecht, August 31, 1811, No. D 85. In the Boymans Museum, Rotterdam, 1849 catalogue, No. 323, attributed to Pieter Wouwerman ; burnt in the fire at the museum, 1864. 1041^. Children fighting. In the foreground, with various figures. Panel, 13 inches by 10 inches. Sale, Widow of A. de la Court van der Voort, born C. Backer, Leyden, September 8, 1766 (Terw. 551), No. 63 (275 florins, Diodati). 1042. A Butcher before his Shop. Sm. 464. He holds a piece of meat on a block, while one of his boys cuts it with a chopper for a