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xin JACOB VAN RUISDAEL 79 236. A WATERFALL NEAR A CASTLE. Sm. Suppl. 94. In front a waterfall rushes down fiercely between rocks. It is divided in the middle by a rock with bushes on it. To the left is a shattered white tree-stump ; to the right is a man. In the right middle distance is a steep rock, crowned by a castle. To the left is an oak. In the distance are hills. Heavy dark clouds. Signed in full ; canvas, 39^ inches by 34 inches although Sm. says, about 27 inches by 21 inches. In the collection of Count Moltke, Copenhagen, 1885 catalogue, No. 59 ; it was there in 1842 (Sm.). 237. A DUNE LANDSCAPE WITH A LITTLE WATER- FALL. The waterfall is in the left centre foreground. In the centre is rising ground, with undergrowth and thick bushes farther back ; the left slope is in full light. To the left is a view of hills with bushes and a shepherd and his flock. Signed with the monogram on the right at foot, and dated 1661 ; panel, n inches by 14 inches. In the possession of the Amsterdam dealers Fred. Muller, 1894. In the collection of Julius Otto Gottschald, Leipzig, 1901 catalogue, No. 27 ; bequeathed to the Town Museum in 1903. In the Leipzig Town Museum, Gottschald bequest, 1903 catalogue, No. 807. 238. LANDSCAPE WITH A WATERFALL. On the right are great rocks, overgrown with firs and other old trees which overshadow the ruins of a church, behind which are two towers. Below is a thatched cottage, in front of which sheep graze on a low hill. The hill shelters a timber weir against a rushing torrent, which flows from the left, breaks on the rocks in front, and forms a waterfall. In the left foreground great trees shade a road on which are several figures and animals, lighted by the sun's rays breaking through clouds. Canvas, 40 inches by 57! inches. Sale. D. van der Schrieck of Louvain, Brussels, April 8, 1861, No. 97 (1500 francs, Renard). In the Lille Museum, 1893 catalogue, No. 686. 239. LANDSCAPE WITH WATERFALL. The waterfall fills the whole foreground, rushing down over rocks from a broad basin. In the left foreground a fallen tree hangs over the water. In the left middle distance is a wooden bridge, with firs and leafy trees to the left of it. To the right on the bank are leafy trees, one of which has fallen and hangs over the water. Behind the trees on a high bank is a cottage, with firs to the left of it. Dark cloudy sky. [Pendant to 240.] Signed in full, "J. Ruysdael" ; canvas, 40^ inches by 34 inches. Engraved in mezzotint by J. G. Prestel. Sale. Count von Brabeck and Count Andreas von Stolberg of Soder, Hanover, October 31, 1859, No. 235 (1187:15:6, for the National Gallery). In the National Gallery, London, 1906 catalogue, No. 627.