The remaining pictures in this room can be inspected by the visitor without need for explanation.
It is interesting to stand by the balustrade, here, above the sculpture gallery, not only for the general outlook upon the handsome hall, but also to note how the colour of the Rubenses stands out at a distance among the other pictures.
Now, go on through Room VIII. to Corridor A., reaching on the L.,
Room V.
containing the Dutch Masters. On these, for the most part, I shall have little to say. Their landscapes, flower-pieces, and portraits are admirable, indeed, but they are of the sort which explain themselves at sight, and need rather for their appreciation critical faculty than external knowledge. Begin on the L. of the door.
282. Nicolas Maes: Good portrait of a 17th century lady.
263. Leerman’s Crucifixion, finely executed.
Near it, good landscape or flower-pieces, etc., by Cuyp, De Heem, and Isaac van Ostade.
448. St. Pierre at Louvain.
525. Good hunting scene by Wouwerman.