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4 io MEINDERT HOBBEMA SECT. the clump and partly hidden by other trees, is a thatched cottage ; beyond it is a thick wood, above which rises a church tower. From the right fore- ground a road leads to the left, past the pool and the first cottage, into the sunlit distance, where are cottages amid leafy trees. Beyond the pool two trees stand apart. Cloudy sky. Figures by Hobbema himself. A very fine work. [Pendant to Ruisdael 484, which is attributed in the Bridge- water catalogue to Hobbema.] Canvas, 26 inches by 32 inches. Engraved by J. Landseer in the Stafford Gallery, No. 87. Sale. J. Danser Nijman, Amsterdam, August 16, 1797, No. no (1000 florins). In the collection of Lord Francis Egerton, Bridgewater House, 1835 (Sm.). In the collection of the Earl of Ellesmere, Bridgewater House, London, 1851 catalogue, No. 256. 165. Landscape with a Clump of Great Trees. Sm. 85, and Suppl. 21. In front is a clump of three great trees, whose branches touch those of other trees on a bank to the right. Beyond the clump is a cottage, with two women conversing at the door. On the right a man and a woman come forward along a road leading to a meadow. To the left are meadows, with hedges and trees. Cloudy sky. Signed in full ; panel, 23 inches by 32^ inches. Engraved in an oval by John Brown. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1886, No. 93. In the collection of Dr. Ralph Fletcher, Gloucester, 1835 (Sm.). Sale. Ralph Fletcher, London, June 9, 1838 (,450:95., Durnford for Pritchard). In the collection of John Pritchard, London. 1 66. A WOODED LANDSCAPE WITH A DOG AT A POOL. Sm. 1 6. In front is a pool, with a dog drinking and ducks. On the left a road leads between trees to an open space. On the road is a man on a grey horse, followed by a man on foot. At the roadside are a man in red, who is seated, and an angler. In the middle distance is another pool, in sunlight, with an angler on the bank. Light clouds in the sunny sky. The lighting and atmosphere are finely rendered, and there are delicate reflections in the water. The trees, as usual, are some- what restless in style. The figures are by Hobbema himself. [Pendant to 179. Compare 2887.] Signed in full, and dated 1667 ; panel, 24 inches by 31 inches. Exhibited at the British Institution, London, 1852 ; at Manchester, 1857, No. 85 ; at the Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1900, No. 21 ; and at the Guildhall Art Gallery, London, 1903, No. 190. Sales. Mrs. Gordon, London, April 1808 (378, bought in). Thomas Emmerson, London, 1829 (630). In the collection of Harry Phillips, London, 1835 (Sm.). Sale. Casimir Perier, London, May 5, 1848 (588, Brown). In the collection of George Field, London, 1857 (Waagen, Suppl. 194). Sale. George Field, London, June 10, 1903, No. 24 (735). In the collection of Lord Swaythling, London.