[Sidenote:
_Wool and Silk._
H. 10 _ft._ 4 _in._
W. 7 _ft._ 6 _in._
]
PEASANTS IN A LANDSCAPE: _A group of peasants has stopped by the wayside
in a mountainous landscape. Above is a shield bearing the inscription
"Iocatur in Parvis sorts ut cum Magna Mercede Fallat."_
[Sidenote: Formerly in the Collection of Sir John Ramsay.]
The cartoon is after Teniers. The Mortlake renditions of these cartoons,
which were borrowed from Flanders, have a clarity and sharpness that
give them marked distinction. The towering mountain landscape is really
impressive.
[Sidenote: Lent by _Frank Partridge, Inc._]
The rendition of the water is unusually realistic without any loss of
decorative interest. The translation of water into a woven design is
one of the most difficult problems of the craft. It has been given many
solutions, of which this is the most naturalistic.
[Sidenote: 50]