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xiv MEINDERT HOBBEMA 355 5. The Castle of Bentheim. Sale. Brandt, London, 1865 (jin, Ensom). 6. RUINS OF BREDERODE CASTLE. Sm. 59. In the centre of the middle distance the ruined castle stands on a high bank, round which a stream flows from the foreground to the left. At the water's edge in the left foreground is a clump of trees, beneath which to the right are two anglers, one standing and the other seated, while to the left is a sportsman with his gun and dog. In front are ducks. To the right are water-plants and trees. Sm. ascribed the ducks to Wijntrack and the figures to Lingelbach, but these ascriptions are uncertain. Signed in full, and dated 1667 ; canvas, 32^ inches by 42 inches. In the collection of H. Kopps, Haarlem. According to Sm., it was bought in 1816 with Vermeer's "View of Delft" (48) by T. Emmerson (for 8000 florins), on condition, however, that the pictures passed through the public sale then about to be made ; at the sale it fell to another bidder. Sales. (H. Kopps of Haarlem?) Amsterdam, 1816 (7500 florins, a Dutch collector). S. ]. Stinstra and others, Amsterdam, May 22, 1822, No. 74. Acquired by the London dealer Nieuwenhuys in 1825 (for 22,000 francs) and imported into England. In the collection of Sir Robert Peel, Bart., London, 1835 ; bought as a whole for the National Gallery in 1871. In the National Gallery, London, 1906 catalogue, No. 831. 6a. The Castle of Brederode. Water in front ; a boat and figures. In the collection of Lord Radstock, London. Sale. London, 1854 (84, Chaplin). 6b. Dunkirk, Louis XIV., and the Town Council. 72 inches by 108 inches. Sale. Greenwood, London, 1772 (^13, Bailly). be. Bleaching-Grounds near Haarlem. The town in the distance. Pleasant light ; figures. Masterly. Panel, 13 inches by 16^ inches. Sale. Amsterdam, May 5, 1802, No. 47 (17 florins, Spruyt). 6d. View of Haarlem from the Dunes. In front are cottages and trees, with two peasants. Panel, 19 J inches by 25! inches. Sale. Amsterdam, June 16, 1802, No. 68 (38 florins, La Fontaine). 7. A Wooded Landscape with Cattle in front and Haarlem in the Distance. In front is a stream with ducks in the water. On the road are a woman on an ass, two men, cattle, and sheep. In the middle distance are cattle in a pasture. Beyond is a farm, with Haarlem in the distance. The light falls from the left, illumining the road and the trees. Figures by A. van de Velde. Panel, 31 inches by 44 inches.