COLLECTION OF SIR R. PEEL.
355
that of Count Pourtales, at Paris, in 1826; and acquired
by Sir Robert Peel.
C. 2 ft. 5 in. by 1 ft. 11. {Smith’s Cat. 49.)
14 Domestic Scene.—The court of a house, paved with
brick, and a shed with foliage growing over it, and bounded
by a wall. A woman and child are seen descending two
steps; another woman is beyond, standing in a doorway
which opens into another court. Signed P. D. H., 1658.
Sold, from the collection of Smeth van Alpen, in 1810, to
M. Backer, for 1877; afterward, by the widow, for 9457
Brought to England in 1825, and purchased in the same
year by Sir Robert Peel.
C. 2 ft. 5 in. by 1 ft. 11 in. {Smith’s Cat. 50.)
DUJARDIN (Karel), b. 1635; d. 1678. [See p. 21.]
15 The Ford.—A stream of water, flowing to the fore-
ground, is crossed by a young woman, wading, and holding
up her petticoat, accompanied by a boy, an ass with pan-
niers, a sheep, a cow, and a dog. The effect is that of
early morning, with a bright, silvery light. Dated 1657.
From the collection of M. de Cleyne, 1806, for 1607; from
M. de la Hante, (a picture dealer,) in 1821, for 430
guineas, who sold it to Mr. Barchard, from whom it passed
into the collection of Sir Robert Peel.
C. 1 ft. 3 in. by 1 ft, 5 in. {Smith’s Cat. 41.)
16 Landscape.—In the centre of a meadow, under a shady
tree, a group of cattle have sought shelter from the heat.
The woman tending them has fallen asleep; beside her sits
a boy teaching a dog to dance. In the distance flat pas-
tures extend to the horizon. On the other side, a
ruined castle on an eminence. The sky is mottled with
light clouds. A chef d’oeuvre of the painter; it is signed
and dated 1656. Purchased from the Praslin collection,
in 1793, for 6807, by M. Robit; afterwards in the col-
lection of Sir Simon Clarke, whose pictures were sold in
1840. It was purchased by Sir Robert Peel, for 930 gs.
C. 1 ft. 2 in. by 1 ft. 34 in. {Smith’s Cat. 43.)
355
that of Count Pourtales, at Paris, in 1826; and acquired
by Sir Robert Peel.
C. 2 ft. 5 in. by 1 ft. 11. {Smith’s Cat. 49.)
14 Domestic Scene.—The court of a house, paved with
brick, and a shed with foliage growing over it, and bounded
by a wall. A woman and child are seen descending two
steps; another woman is beyond, standing in a doorway
which opens into another court. Signed P. D. H., 1658.
Sold, from the collection of Smeth van Alpen, in 1810, to
M. Backer, for 1877; afterward, by the widow, for 9457
Brought to England in 1825, and purchased in the same
year by Sir Robert Peel.
C. 2 ft. 5 in. by 1 ft. 11 in. {Smith’s Cat. 50.)
DUJARDIN (Karel), b. 1635; d. 1678. [See p. 21.]
15 The Ford.—A stream of water, flowing to the fore-
ground, is crossed by a young woman, wading, and holding
up her petticoat, accompanied by a boy, an ass with pan-
niers, a sheep, a cow, and a dog. The effect is that of
early morning, with a bright, silvery light. Dated 1657.
From the collection of M. de Cleyne, 1806, for 1607; from
M. de la Hante, (a picture dealer,) in 1821, for 430
guineas, who sold it to Mr. Barchard, from whom it passed
into the collection of Sir Robert Peel.
C. 1 ft. 3 in. by 1 ft, 5 in. {Smith’s Cat. 41.)
16 Landscape.—In the centre of a meadow, under a shady
tree, a group of cattle have sought shelter from the heat.
The woman tending them has fallen asleep; beside her sits
a boy teaching a dog to dance. In the distance flat pas-
tures extend to the horizon. On the other side, a
ruined castle on an eminence. The sky is mottled with
light clouds. A chef d’oeuvre of the painter; it is signed
and dated 1656. Purchased from the Praslin collection,
in 1793, for 6807, by M. Robit; afterwards in the col-
lection of Sir Simon Clarke, whose pictures were sold in
1840. It was purchased by Sir Robert Peel, for 930 gs.
C. 1 ft. 2 in. by 1 ft. 34 in. {Smith’s Cat. 43.)