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444- MEINDERT HOBBEMA SECT. Farther to the left and in the distance is a church tower. A weak early work. Signed in full on the right at foot ; panel, I2| inches by i6| inches. Sale. Dr. Martin Soehle, Munich, October 29, 1907, No. 203 (1900 mark, bought in). 2870. A Seaport. In the right foreground are many ships. On the shore is a clump of trees. Several figures. Signed ; canvas, about 40 inches by 56 inches. In the Darmstadt Gallery, 1843 (Parthey, i. 590), but not mentioned in the 1872 catalogue. 288. A WINTER SCENE ON A CANAL. Sm. 104. To the right is a large low cottage. The thatch projects over the canal, forming a cover for a boat. In front of the cottage are four leafless trees and a boat lying near a gate. On the opposite side are a boat with masts and yards, and a cottage backed by trees. On the ice in front lie some logs. Three men, a boy, and a woman are on the ice ; one man plays with a ball. A girl stands on a platform to the left of the canal. In the centre of the middle distance is a drawbridge. Beyond this is a cottage in a plain. Dull cloudy sky. The picture has little colour. Almost all the figures are in grey or yellow. Signed in full ; canvas, 19 inches by 27 inches. In the collection of the Marquess of Bute, Wroxton, 1835 (Sm.). Sale. Chandos Reade and others, London, July 13, 1895, No. 62 (1522 : ios., Marquess of Bute). In the collection of the Marquess of Bute, London ; not catalogued. 288* and b. Two Landscapes with Figures. Masterpieces. [Pendants.] Sale. Marinus de Jeude, The Hague, April 18, 1735 (Hoet, i. 432), No. 19 (40 florins) and No. 20 (70 florins). 288c. A Fine Landscape. Figures by Lingelbach. Sale. Amsterdam, September 16, 1739 (Hoet, i. 602), No. 60 (71 florins). 288*/ and e. Two Bleaching-Grounds. Sale. C. Troost, Amsterdam, May 5, 1750, No. 131. 288/ Landscape with Figures. 22 inches by 34! inches (?). Sale. D. Reus, Amsterdam, May 24, 1752 (Hoet, ii. 338), No. 21 (13 florins). 288^- and h. Two Landscapes. 24 inches by 33 inches. Sale. Hendrik Verschuuring, The Hague, 1752 (Hoet, ii. 476). 288*. A Fine Landscape. Figures by Wouwerman. Sale. Jan van der Vinne, Haarlem, May 13, 1754, No. 98.