DOI chapter:
The Works of Minderhout Hobbema
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MINDERHOUT HOBBEMA.
is bounded on the right by a rugged bank, surmounted by
a cluster of trees, of rich luxuriant foliage. On this side of
it are seen a man with a stick on his shoulder, and beyond
him a man and a woman approaching; these are on a road
which winds through a country diversified with corn and
other fields. The rural scene is delightfully illumined by
sudden bursts of sunshine, gleaming across the middle dis-
tance.
Described srom a drawing.
This excellent picture was in the possession of John Ellis, Esq.
in 1755.
106. A woody Scene, with cottages. The view offers, on
the left, a sedgy pond, beyond which stands a cottage, partly
concealed by trees, and approached by chalky paths. On the
right are clumps of lofty trees, whose ample boughs over-
shadow a barn : towards the front are two peasants, one of them,
dressed in a red coat, is seated on the ground, and in the
middle distance are a man and a woman walking together.
The warmth of a fine summer’s day gives lustre and brilliancy
to every object, and completes the charm of this excellent and
delightful picture.
1 ft. ll|in. by 2 ft. 9^ in.—P.
bought in Germany by Mr. Burton, a dealer, in 1831. Price
asked 400 gs. Since sold to Mr. Pieris, a dealer at Brussels, and
now in the collection os M. Reviel, at Paris.
107. A Hawking Party. The subject is introduced on
a high road, which passes through a forest, composed of oak
and other trees, remarkable for their verdure, and abundance
of foliage. A cottage embosomed in lofty trees stands on the
spectator’s left, at the half-door of which is a woman relieving a
beggar, who has a child at her back and a little boy at her side.
Close to a path which leads to the cottage are a lady and
a gentleman walking together, and upon the road on their left
is a huntsman carrying a hoop of hawks, followed by two
dogs. Beyond these is seen approaching a gentleman on a
MINDERHOUT HOBBEMA.
is bounded on the right by a rugged bank, surmounted by
a cluster of trees, of rich luxuriant foliage. On this side of
it are seen a man with a stick on his shoulder, and beyond
him a man and a woman approaching; these are on a road
which winds through a country diversified with corn and
other fields. The rural scene is delightfully illumined by
sudden bursts of sunshine, gleaming across the middle dis-
tance.
Described srom a drawing.
This excellent picture was in the possession of John Ellis, Esq.
in 1755.
106. A woody Scene, with cottages. The view offers, on
the left, a sedgy pond, beyond which stands a cottage, partly
concealed by trees, and approached by chalky paths. On the
right are clumps of lofty trees, whose ample boughs over-
shadow a barn : towards the front are two peasants, one of them,
dressed in a red coat, is seated on the ground, and in the
middle distance are a man and a woman walking together.
The warmth of a fine summer’s day gives lustre and brilliancy
to every object, and completes the charm of this excellent and
delightful picture.
1 ft. ll|in. by 2 ft. 9^ in.—P.
bought in Germany by Mr. Burton, a dealer, in 1831. Price
asked 400 gs. Since sold to Mr. Pieris, a dealer at Brussels, and
now in the collection os M. Reviel, at Paris.
107. A Hawking Party. The subject is introduced on
a high road, which passes through a forest, composed of oak
and other trees, remarkable for their verdure, and abundance
of foliage. A cottage embosomed in lofty trees stands on the
spectator’s left, at the half-door of which is a woman relieving a
beggar, who has a child at her back and a little boy at her side.
Close to a path which leads to the cottage are a lady and
a gentleman walking together, and upon the road on their left
is a huntsman carrying a hoop of hawks, followed by two
dogs. Beyond these is seen approaching a gentleman on a