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Goeimare, who is not noticed by Descamps, Bryan, Sandrart, or 

 Houbraken, is described by Brulliot as a Flemish artist who flourished 

 at the commencement of the seventeenth century, and painted land- 

 scapes with many animals, executed with great care, but in rather a 

 dry manner*. Of De Heem, the celebrated painter of still life, it 

 would be superfluous to say anything. We may conclude, then, that 

 in this joint production the landscape and animals were painted by 

 Goeimare, and the shells by De Heem. 



In this picture, which seems to have been intended as a record of 

 rarities, the foreground represents a sea-shore from which the tide 

 has retired, leaving empty shells of the following genera : — Nautilus, 

 Pteroceras, Strombus, Triton, Pyrula, Cassis, Cyprcea, Conus, Mitra, 

 Turbo, Nerita, Mytilus, Ostrea, &c. Behind, on elevated ground, are 

 two ostriches, and below, to the right of the spectator, the Dodo is 

 represented as in the act of picking up something from the strand. 

 The head and body of the bird, covering an area as large as the palm 

 of a man's hand, are seen, but the legs are hidden. The painter of 

 the Dodo in my picture, has given the only complete foreshortened 



* I am indebted to Mr. Russell for this information. 



