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630 PHILIPS WOUWERMAN SECT. Exhibited at the Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1900, No. 30. Sale. C. A. de Calonne, London, March 23, 1795, No. 17 (52 : ios.). In the collection of Lieutenant-Colonel G. L. Holford, London. 1129*. A Coast Scene. Panel, 6| inches by 5 inches. In the collection of Sir Frederick Cook, Bart., Richmond, No. 204. 1130. A SEA PIECE. Sm. 150. A rocky coast with a rough sea. Three ships. A very fine picture in the manner of Porcellis. Panel, 7 inches by 9^ inches. Exhibited at the London Guildhall, 1895, No. 104. Sales. Paris, 1778 (246 francs). Baron Vivant Denon, Paris, May I, 1826, No. 130 (601 francs). Bought by W. Wells from Sm. (for 35). In the collection of W. Collins, R.A., 1829 (Sm.). In the collection of Sir Frederick Cook, Bart., Richmond, No. 205. 1130*7. Calm Water. Sale. Cornelius Dusart, Haarlem, August 21, 1708, No. 174. 1130^. The Shipwreck. A stormy sea, with waves breaking on a rocky shore. A vessel with shattered masts threatens to founder. The large crew exhibit every sign of despair. Some have manned the lifeboat. Others climb the masts or try to save themselves by swimming. In the distance another vessel is also about to founder. Signed with the monogram ; panel, 8 inches by 8^ inches. Sales. De Burtin, Brussels, July 21, 1819, No. 200. Chevalier de Burtin, Brussels, November 4, 1841, No. 73 (420 francs, Milich). 1131. A Winter Landscape; Men breaking the Ice for Rats or Otters. Sm. Suppl. 117. On the right is an old brick bridge of two arches over a frozen river. On the ice in front are four men and two dogs. One man breaks the ice with an axe ; another helps him with a spear ; the third stands ready with his gun. The fourth stands on the right watching behind a post. On the other side, farther back, is a horse in profile to the right, feeding out of a sack that lies on the ice ; a boy sits on the ice. At the farther end of the bridge in the middle distance is a high wooden erection, beyond which are seen the gable and roof of a house. A dark leaden-grey sky. A fine picture. " The dark clouds . . . offer an effective contrast to the snow-covered bridge. This is a beautiful specimen of art" (Sm.). Panel, 14 inches by 13 inches. In the collection of J. Hambrough, Isle of Wight, 1842 (Sm.). Sa/e. Jos. Monchen and others, Amsterdam, April 30, 1907, No. 201 (800 florins, Mos). In the Mos collection, Arnhem. 1132. A WINTER LANDSCAPE. Sm. 129. To the left, on a snow-covered road leading over a stream at the foot of a steep cliff, are a