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COLLECTION OF SIR R. PEEL.
353
Van Dyck. This picture, as an acknowledged chef
d'oeuvre of the master, has long been celebrated, and is
mentioned by Descamps as in the collection of the Marquis
de Vayer, in 1754. Sold in the Choiseul collection, 1772,
for 692Z.; from that of the Prince de Conti, 1777, for
800Z.; from that of the Due de Chabot, in 1787, foi' 832Z. ;
from that of Coupre, in 1801, for 1024Z. ; from that of
Mr. Beckford, of Fonthill, in 1823, for 127OZ.
P. 22 in. by 17| in. {Smith's Cat. 44.)
GONZALES COQUES, b. 1618 ; d. 1684, [An exquisite painter
of small portraits and conversation pieces. He was admired and
patronised by our Charles I., who possessed several of his pictures.]
8 A Family Group.'—Consisting of a lady and gentle-
man of rank, with their children of several ages, repre-
sented in the garden of a noble mansion; the eldest
daughter holding a guitar, and the youngest, an infant, in
a go-cart, another child pushing it along. A picture which
for its exceeding elegance of sentiment and easy arrange-
ment, and bright, vigorous colour, resembles Van Dyck,
only on a smaller scale. Brought from Antwerp by M. de
Nieuwenhuys, in 1824.
C. 2 ft. 3 in. by 2 ft. 11 in. {Smith's Cat. 16.)
HOBBEMA (Minderhout). [Dates uncertain. He painted between
1650 and 1670. See p. 25.)
9 Landscape.—Forest scene. A brook flows to the fore-
ground, and immediately in front are two logs of wood.
In an opening glade near the centre, are a man, a woman,
and a boy standing; another figure is seen to the left.
Bought from the collection of Mr. Barchard, in 1826.
P. 12j in. by 16 in. {Smith's Cat. 56.)
10 Landscape.—The ruins of Brederode Castle, on the
summit of a hill; a stream winds round its base. Near a
clump of trees, in the foreground, a sportsman with his
dogs and gun; and two men are angling in the stream, in
which are some ducks and geese; other figures in the dis-
tance. The ducks and geese are by Wyntrank, and the
figures by Lingelbach. Bought in Holland by Mr. Nien-
353
Van Dyck. This picture, as an acknowledged chef
d'oeuvre of the master, has long been celebrated, and is
mentioned by Descamps as in the collection of the Marquis
de Vayer, in 1754. Sold in the Choiseul collection, 1772,
for 692Z.; from that of the Prince de Conti, 1777, for
800Z.; from that of the Due de Chabot, in 1787, foi' 832Z. ;
from that of Coupre, in 1801, for 1024Z. ; from that of
Mr. Beckford, of Fonthill, in 1823, for 127OZ.
P. 22 in. by 17| in. {Smith's Cat. 44.)
GONZALES COQUES, b. 1618 ; d. 1684, [An exquisite painter
of small portraits and conversation pieces. He was admired and
patronised by our Charles I., who possessed several of his pictures.]
8 A Family Group.'—Consisting of a lady and gentle-
man of rank, with their children of several ages, repre-
sented in the garden of a noble mansion; the eldest
daughter holding a guitar, and the youngest, an infant, in
a go-cart, another child pushing it along. A picture which
for its exceeding elegance of sentiment and easy arrange-
ment, and bright, vigorous colour, resembles Van Dyck,
only on a smaller scale. Brought from Antwerp by M. de
Nieuwenhuys, in 1824.
C. 2 ft. 3 in. by 2 ft. 11 in. {Smith's Cat. 16.)
HOBBEMA (Minderhout). [Dates uncertain. He painted between
1650 and 1670. See p. 25.)
9 Landscape.—Forest scene. A brook flows to the fore-
ground, and immediately in front are two logs of wood.
In an opening glade near the centre, are a man, a woman,
and a boy standing; another figure is seen to the left.
Bought from the collection of Mr. Barchard, in 1826.
P. 12j in. by 16 in. {Smith's Cat. 56.)
10 Landscape.—The ruins of Brederode Castle, on the
summit of a hill; a stream winds round its base. Near a
clump of trees, in the foreground, a sportsman with his
dogs and gun; and two men are angling in the stream, in
which are some ducks and geese; other figures in the dis-
tance. The ducks and geese are by Wyntrank, and the
figures by Lingelbach. Bought in Holland by Mr. Nien-