WOUWERMAN (Philips)
(1619-1668)
50. — View of the Dunes in Holland
On the left, a steep hill of yellow sandy soil, surmounted by a round tower; near it on a platform are several persons, one of whom is pointing to the distance. A little lower, a gentleman and a lady near a sign-post and still lower a straw hut, in front of which a woman is seated, conversing with a man, while another lies on the ground. In the foreground, a cavalier and a lady on horseback, and three dogs, one of which is barking at a man. A view on the open sea in the distance on the right.
Signed with monogram. Canvas, 19 1/4 in. by 25 1/4 in. From the Collection of Colonel Hankey, Beaulieu, Hastings.
WOUWERMAN (Philips)
(1619-1668)
51. — « L Ecurie flamande »
Described in Smith’s Catalogue (part. 1 , p. 281, n“ 296) as follows : « The interior of a stable, or remise, with figures and three horses : the principal object is a fine white horse without a saddle, held by a boy, near whom is a brown horse drinking out of a pail, at the side of which is a dog; beyond this group is a third horse, feeding at a rack: and at the entrance arc a woman seated, with a child in her arms, and a man bringing in a saddle; through the entrance is seen the distant country, with a cottage; and a man, a boy, and a dog passing along a road. »
Signed with monogram. Panel i3 1/4 in. by 17 in. Engraved by Moyreau, under the above title. Described in Smith’s * Catalogue Raisonne », part. I , p. 281, n " 296. Exhibited at Berlin, 1890. From the Collection of M. Denis, Paris, 1755. — — M. Rynders, Brussels, 1821. Mr. Smith. London, 1828. Mr. John Smith. London, 1829. M. Van den Schrieck, Louvain.
— M. Rodolphe Kann, Paris.
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