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xin JACOB VAN RUISDAEL 285 Panel. In the collection of Sir Audley Neeld, Bart., Grittleton House ; it was there in 1854 (Waagen, ii. 247). 924. ON THE DUTCH COAST. Sm. 287. For a description see 923, of which, as well as of 929, this is a replica. It is better preserved than the other two. Canvas, i inches by 26 inches. Sale. G. van der Pot, Rotterdam, June 6, 1808, No. 108 (1165 florins, J. Eck for the Amsterdam Museum). Acquired for The Hague from Amsterdam by an exchange, 1825. In the Royal Gallery, The Hague, 1907 catalogue, No. 154 925. DUNES BY THE SEA. To the left is the sea, with vessels in the distance. By the shore are oaks, a brick wall, and horses and sheep grazing. The same scene as in 928. Signed in full in the centre at foot, and dated 1648 ; panel, 24 inches by 1 8 inches. In the Hanover Provincial Museum, 1891 catalogue, No. 474. 926. THE COAST AT SCHEVENINGEN. Sm. Suppl. 28. A fresh breeze, with signs of approaching rain. To the right are the dunes, with a beacon. In the centre foreground is a group of five figures two men, a woman, a child, and a lady in black who goes towards a gentle- man. To the left of them are a dog and two boys wading in the sea. On the right are two figures, with two boats lying on the shore beyond, and a crowd of people near. On the sea are three fishing boats with white sails. The date 1649 ls Ver 7 improbable : the costumes do not suit it, for they belong to a later period. But the figures are very finely introduced. A good picture. Signed in full on the right at foot, and dated 1649 (?) ; canvas, 34^ inches by 43 inches. Exhibited at the British Institution, London, 1836; and at the Guildhall Art Gallery, London, 1894, No. 73. In the collection of the Due d'Orleans, 1749. In the collection of the Earl of Carlisle, Castle Howard ; it was there in 1836. 927. VIEW ON THE SHORE AT SCHEVENINGEN. Sm. 19. To the left is the rough sea. To the right is the flat shore, with the dunes in the right middle distance. Above the dunes to the right rises a massive square tower, with roofs near it. On the sand, near the front, are three ladies ; the one to the left, who has her back to the spectator, walks towards the other two, to the right, who stand close together, almost in profile to the left ; one of the two holds a fan to her face. Beyond them, a little to the left, is a group of three gentlemen. In the centre distance, near the water, are numerous figures. Two sailing-boats, to the left of these figures, are running for the shore. A great expanse of cloudy sky, with the clear blue above. [Pendant to 102.] Signed in full ; canvas, 2i| inches by 26 inches.