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vin PHILIPS WOUWERMAN 637 Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1889, No. 133. Sale. Massey Mainwaring, London, March 16, 1907, No. 35. 1152. Still- Life. 801.440. An earthen crock surmounted by a morion helmet ; around the rim are several lighted candles, while one candle is on the top. On the table are plates slightly sketched in. " This curious picture . . . was probably intended as a burlesque on the Society of Artists at Haarlem, of which the painter was a member " (Sm.). Dated 1647 ; circular panel, 9 inches across. In the possession of the London dealers Woodburn, 1829 (Sm.). 1153. STUDY OF TWO HORSES. On the right a grey horse, saddled and bridled, lies on the ground facing right. Its near hind leg is bent under it ; its off hind leg, nearest to the spectator, is stretched out. It raises its head, panting. On the left a bay horse, seen from the back, is kicking. Panel, 12^ inches by i8J inches. Bequeathed by Daniel Mesman to Cambridge University, 1834. In the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, 1898 catalogue, No. 340. 1154. LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES AND ANIMALS. In the centre foreground, beneath two leafless willows near a broken fence, two children are playing. One, seen from the back, is in blue ; the other, behind and facing the spectator, is in red, and stretches the left arm out sideways. To the left of them on a road leading from the back comes a peasant riding on a mule ; he looks at the children. In the right distance are two horsemen ; one is seen from the front in a foreshortened view j the other, on the right, is in profile to the left. Beyond the rising pasture- ground is the roof of a cottage near some tree-tops. In a warm brown tone, relieved only by the colours of the children's dresses. A dark picture of slight importance. Signed in the centre at foot with the monogram ; panel, 10 inches by 12 inches. In the Rath Museum, Budapest, 1906 catalogue, No. 156. 1155. A PICTURE OF HORSES. A late work. Rather dark, but otherwise very good. In the collection of the Marquess of Lothian, Newbattle Abbey. 1156. The Nobleman and the Peasant. Sale. Feral, Paris, April 24, 1901, No. 106. In the possession of the Paris dealer F. Kleinberger. In the collection of T. Humphry Ward, London. 115617. Horses in a Landscape. Sale. Amsterdam, September 24, 1686 (Hoet, i. 5), No. I (100 florins). 1156^. Horses and Figures. Sale. Amsterdam, May 16, 1696 (Hoet, i. 37), No. 67 (40 florins).