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xin JACOB VAN RUISDAEL 49 Panel, 10 inches by 13 inches. Engraved by Weisbrod in the Le Brun Gallery. Exhibited at the Royal Academy Winter Exhibition, London, 1878, No. 84. Sales. Chevalier Lambert et Du Porail, Paris, March 27, 1787 (1201 francs). Talleyrand, Paris, July 7, 1817 ; the collection was bought privately before the sale by W. Buchanan. In the possession of the London dealer Woodburn, 1835 (Sm.). Sale. Samuel Woodburn, London, May 15, 1854 ( 1 7% : ios., Smart to Fordham, according to Art Sales). In the collection of J. E. Fordham, 1878. 138. A Plain with Sunlit Fields. [Possibly identical with 670.] In the collection of Andrew Fountaine, Narford Hall, 1850 (Waagen, iii. 430). 139. View of a Plain with Cornfields. Sm. Suppl. 58. The plain is intersected by a winding road between cornfields. In the distance are a church tower and a wind-mill. In the left foreground a woman sits under a fence, with a man standing beside her. Farther away a traveller comes along the road ; beyond him are a woman and child. A cloudy sky with a gleam of sunshine. An " admirable production " (Sm.). Canvas, i6| inches by 16 inches. Exhibited at the British Institution, London, 1837. In the collection of the Earl of Burlington, Holker Hall, 1837, and also in 1854 (Waagen, Suppl. 425). 139*7. The Cornfield. A plain with a brook crossed by a plank in the foreground. Beyond is a cornfield, half of which is not yet reaped, while the other half is covered with sheaves. A slope covered with bushes, and, in the distance, a village. Canvas, about 18 inches by 24 inches. Engraved by J. T. Prestel. Sale. Count von Brabeck, Count Andreas von Stolberg of Soder, Hanover, October 31, 1859, No. 230. 139^. View from a Hill over a Wooded Plain. Part of the plain is covered with sheaves of corn. Part is bounded by walls and hedges surrounding cottages to the left. A broad ray of sunlight breaks through the thick clouds. Canvas, 14 inches by 16 inches. Sale. Due de Morny, Paris, May 31, 1865, No. 75 (30,100 francs). 140. THE HARVEST. A broad road leads from the centre fore- ground to the back. To the left is a field of golden corn, beyond which are cottages, a wind-mill, and trees. To the right is a field already reaped, with rows of piled-up sheaves and some peasants at work. In the distance to the right are a cottage and trees. Along the road is a distant view. Signed in full ; canvas, i8 inches by 22^ inches. Exhibited at Vienna, 1873, No. 109. Sale. C. Sedelmeyer, Vienna, December 20, 1872, No. 143 (Baron Konigs- warter) ; but not in the KOnigswarter sale, Berlin, 1906. VOL. IV E