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xin JACOB VAN RUISDAEL 317 her are her pail and a shoe. Farther away towards the town, a boy has fallen on his back. In the midst of the frozen water are houses. In the distance are a bridge and the houses of the town. Canvas, about 12 inches by 15 inches. Sale. A. van der Werff van Zuidland, Dordrecht, July 31, 1811, No. 88 (80 florins, Ooms). 1019. A Winter Landscape. On the bank of a frozen river are cottages, huts, and so forth. Figures on the ice. A fine dark sky. Canvas, 15^ inches by i8| inches. Sale. Rotterdam, August 3, 1811, No. 38 (350 florins, Gleyra, bought in). 1019*. A Winter Landscape. Sale. The Hague, June 8, 1820, No. 59. 1020. A Winter Landscape. Sm. 100. Severe frost and snow. On the right are cottages on the bank of a frozen canal, with boats and figures on the ice. In front is a brick bridge surrounded by piles, beyond which are two wind-mills and a cottage. To the left are two persons, one of whom seems to give an order to the other. Fine cloudy sky. Canvas, 2o| inches by 32 inches. The description agrees pretty closely with that of No. 1005, but the dimensions are different. Sales. Van Leyden, Paris, September 10, 1804, No. 78 (1450 francs, Paillet). Dubreuil Le Noir, Paris, February 26, 1821 (2060 francs); noted by Ch. Blanc, ii. 342. 1021. A Snowy Landscape. Sm. 211. A canal with villages on its banks. Figures sliding and skating. Canvas, 25^ inches by 34^ inches. Sale. Lapeyriere, Paris, April 19, 1825 (1210 francs). 1022. A Snowy Landscape. A view of the unfinished building of the Muiderpoort, which was erected at the third extension of the walls of Amsterdam, about 1 660-61. On the wall are a mill and some houses. Sunlight on the snow. Canvas, 14^ inches by 20 inches. Sales. A. Meynts, Amsterdam, July 15, 1823, No. in (124 florins, Van den Berg). The widow of Joh. Ph. de Monte, Rotterdam, July 4, 1825, No. 121 (290 florins, Van den Berg). 1023. A Winter Landscape. Along a frozen canal are cottages covered with snow. Various figures on the ice. In the distance is a village church tower. Very natural in tone, and broad and masterly in style. Canvas, 26 inches by 39! inches. Sales. Amsterdam, July 19, 1826, No. 40 (400 florins, De Vries). Rotterdam, April 26, 1830, No. 59 (101 florins, Van den Berg).