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xni JACOB VAN RUISDAEL , 243 Sale. N. C. Hasselaar, Amsterdam, April 26, 1742 (Hoet, ii. 52), No. 39 (45 florins). 767^. Landscape with Ruins. Very well executed. A small picture. Sale. B. Keerwolff, Leyden, September 9, 1748, No. 61 (6 florins 5, Haazebroek). 767^. A Wooded Landscape with Ruins. Water flowing past the ruins. Canvas, 2i| inches by 27^ inches. Sale. Amsterdam, June 4, 1766, No. 7. 767*. A Ruined Church. Small figures. Canvas, 17^ inches by 19^ inches. Sale. Hendrik Verschuuring, The Hague, September 17, 1770, No. 161. 7677; Landscape with Ruins. Two figures. Very fine. A small picture. Sale. The Hague, April 13, 1771, No. 30. j6jg. A Castle on a Wooded Hill. Sm. 29. A castle stands on a hill covered with trees and bushes, amid which are cottages. A river flows at the foot. In the distance are a mill and houses. In the right foreground a fine oak is prominent. An " excellent picture " (Sm.). Canvas, 44 inches by 59 inches. Sales. Randon de Boisset, Paris, February 3, 1777, No. 126 (2000 francs). Chevalier Lambert et du Porail, Paris, March 27, 1787 (2900 francs, Lebrun). 768. View of a Princely Country- House. A still pool near trees in front. Panel, 1 1 inches by 8^ inches. Sale. P. Pama, Amsterdam, January 30, 1871, No. 20 (100 florins, with 30207, C. Roos). 768*7. Landscape with a Ruined Gateway. Known as "Ruis- dael's Gateway." [Probably identical with 766 or 786.] In the " Von Dreuil " (probably Vaudreuil) collection. Sale. London, 1791 (74). 768^. A Ruined Castle in a Wooded Landscape. On the right is a pool in the shadow of the trees, with an angler. To the left are the ruins. The sunlight and the reflections in the water produce a fine effect. Canvas on panel, i6 inches by 16 inches. Sales. Amsterdam, August 10, 1785, No. 280 (225 florins, Winter). J, Rendorp, Amsterdam, July 9, 1794, No. 48 (355 florins, Coders). 768<r. An Old Castle. On a road with trees. Farther back a man and a woman walk away. Loose and natural in style.